HOA Charging fees for parking to home, rather than car owner

[Rick F.]

Hello there,

Summary: HOA charging for cars parked on tight street, wrong side of curb across from my property. Tenant is implicated by the HOA and warned verbally 3 times (as is required by the HOA CC&Rs) then fined. Fine must be paid by us as homeowner/landlord. Tenant admitted but then later denies the violation - claiming it was other's cars. Upon second violation, tenant talked to HOA rep directly and learned that HOA would not talk to him, it's on the landlord to resolve.

Any advice in cases like this one?  It feels like multiple wrongs:

1. HOA tried to enforce violation on city street parking to the homeowners.

2. Tenant violates parking multiple times, at first pays - now refuses.

Thoughts/advice?

Thanks,

[Joshua Togger]

Not sure if there's a good way to resolve the current situation, but moving forward you include a clause in the lease that the tenant is liable for any HOA fines. If the HOA forces you to pay the fine you could keep it out of their security deposit.

I'm not sure if this is even legal, but the last lease I personally signed had a clause for a fine from the landlord if we even received a complaint from the HOA.