Imagine agreeing to pet sit for a friend who happens to live in an HOA. If you got a parking ticket from the HOA because they didn’t like where you parked your car, who should pay it, you or your friend?

In this story, two friends disagree about the answer to this question.

Keep reading for all the details and to decide who should pay.

AITA for refusing to pay an HOA “ticket” while cat sitting

A friend asked me to watch her cat for her while she was on vacation.

When I went over to feed the cat, I parked in the driveway, fed the cat, and left.

One day, I went to feed the cat and there was a $25 “ticket” on my car for parking in the driveway. It was from the HOA not the police or parking enforcement.

There was nothing illegal about where I parked nor have I ever been told not to park in a driveway by anyone.

Now, the ticket is causing problems for the friend.

So, I ignored it.

The HOA is now pursuing her for the ticket since their authority only extends to their members.

She sent them my info and I flat out told them to take a hike, I’m not paying a fine and if they don’t like it, sue me.

The friend wants OP to pay the fine.

She is upset with me and demanding I pay since she will have to pay the fine.

If she had told me her HOA does stuff like that and that I need to park on a guest spot instead, I would have. But, I don’t feel obliged to pay a fine for made up rules I was never told about.

The law in my state is pretty clear, the HOA has no right to fine me, but their members can be held responsible for the violations of guests.

I think the friend should pay the fine not OP. The rules seem pretty clear. The friend should’ve clarified where OP could and could not park.

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this story.

This person thinks the friend should pay the ticket.

Here’s another vote for the friend paying the ticket.

Everyone thinks the friend should pay the ticket.

Compared to paying for pet sitting, this is a great deal!

She shouldn’t be expected to pay for doing her friend a favor.

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