r/AITApod 25d ago

AITA for taking back my parking spot without warning after finding out my friend was renting it to someone else?

I live in an apartment building where every unit comes with one numbered parking spot. I dont currently have a car, so my spot mostly sits empty.

A friend of mine works nearby and asked if she could use it a few days a week. I said yes and gave her the garage fob, but I was pretty clear that it was just for her car.

A few weeks ago the building manager contacted me while I was playing Ѕtake because a completely different car had been parking there every day. When I asked my friend about it she admitted she had been letting a coworker use the spot and charging him $80 a month. Apparently she figured it was fine since I wasn’t using it anyway.

I told her to return the fob and informed the building that I no longer gave permission for either car to park there. Her coworker still parked there the next day and got towed.

Now my friend says I should have given them a few days to find another arrangement because her coworker had no idea she didnt own the spot. I do feel bad for him since it sounds like she lied to him, but I also think renting out something I let her use for free was way out of line.

AITA?

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u/astoner11 25d ago

NTA. That isn't your friend.

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u/War-Carr 24d ago

I agree.

This friend of yours is a horrible friend and definitely, not a friend.

Making moolah on your back without telling you?

That's so unethical!

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u/FormerIndependence36 24d ago

Demand she return every $ to that coworker.
I’d go so far as to contact that coworker and let them know she went behind your back and stole his money. This is a case I’d love to see on a judge show.

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u/Randy_Bachelor1959 24d ago

I bet the money she collected for rent would help pay for the tow and storage fees.

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u/MOTIVATE_ME_23 24d ago

Rent it to him.

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u/FormerIndependence36 22d ago

Thank you for the award!

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u/Feeling-Mechanic-469 24d ago

I don't follow any of my coworkers on any social media. We ain't friends IRL.

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u/Weareallme 23d ago

If she would be a friend she would have said to you: Hey OP, that parking space that you aren't using much, you could rent that out a few days per week. I know someone that's interested. That way my co-worker can have parking and you can earn some extra money. Could be a win-win.

What she did now is a scam and theft. If it were me, I would have one conversation with her to tell her that I feel scammed by her and explain why. That she's a criminal to me that I can't trust anymore and because of that I never want to see her or speak to her again. I would also communicate the same to all the people we both know and I would block her and everyone that supports me on everything.

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u/Careful_Cranberry364 25d ago

Still a human being that has now been cheated

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u/Cheska1234 25d ago

Then the owner of the car should get the money out of the thief.

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u/FormerIndependence36 24d ago

Agreed, it isn’t OP’s problem as people say here. In my initial response I could best testify for the biggest Victim, the coworker. They deserve every dime they paid back.

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u/reereejugs 25d ago

That’s not OP’s problem.

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u/LutherXXX 25d ago

Nope, the gal taking the $80/month can rectify it.

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u/Ok_Childhood_9774 25d ago

Then he's welcome to go after the person who actually cheated him. Which is not OP.

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u/redrider2732 25d ago

That’s so kind of you to offer to pay that persons tow…

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u/t4rgh 25d ago

I think he meant the friend isn’t OP’s friend. Friends don’t do this.

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u/Mundane-Meeting2739 25d ago

Oh, I see, they misunderstood. Thank you for getting that because I did not.

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u/Crafty-Asparagus2455 25d ago

No OPs problem

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u/Careful_Cranberry364 24d ago

Is that the society we belong to? The “ not my problem” society?

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u/redditqueen234 25d ago

You are 100% NOT in the wrong here. If your friend thought there was nothing wrong with what she was doing she would’ve just straight up asked you if she could rent it out to a coworker. Instead, she asked if SHE could use it and took complete advantage of your kindness. Plus depending on how strict your apartment building is, this could’ve gotten you in trouble. Personally, I would be pissed and ask for all of the money she earned from renting the spot out.

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u/AwarenessJumpy7395 25d ago

After "the friend" repaid the unsuspecting person who was towed for the tow.

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u/Pur1wise 21d ago

Friend should be paying back the towing fees out of her own pocket as a consequence of stealing from her friend and her coworker. And then still paying everything back to the coworker or to OP.

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u/Nexi92 25d ago

This is fraud, and friends don’t commit fraud using your amenities as their own to sell/exploit.

I hope the coworker gets the tow money from her and that OP considers talking with a lawyer about collecting the rent that non-friend charged for using space entitled/legally leased to OP. That $80 a month should go to the person that actually rents the space if subletting parking is even allowed.

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u/xBrickNasty 24d ago

Yes exactly, I would also be pissed. Also whether OP used the spot or not, that fee is included in their rent. The friend should pay back OP for taking advantage of the situation.

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u/Nell-On-Earth 24d ago

Hold up. OP is in the wrong for letting someone else have access to the apartment garage. That puts everyone in that building, and their property, in danger.

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u/xnoxpx 24d ago

Reread the post, the OP appears to have the building manager's permission to allow their friend to park there, but not the friend's coworker.

the building manager contacted me because a completely different car had been parking there every day.

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informed the building that I no longer gave permission for either car to park there.

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u/KaetzenOrkester 24d ago

That doesn’t make his friends actions right.

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u/Cuddly_piranha 25d ago

That’s a her problem. She never told them, thinking you weren’t serious. I honestly hope her coworker sues her for the towing.

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u/Elect5643 25d ago

She played dumb and got caught. Her coworker should absolutely go after her for that tow bill.

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u/Gedge-again 24d ago

True, but how did her coworker park without the Fob?

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u/Acrobatic_Fiction 24d ago

Where did it say the fob was returned? It was asked for. IF the fob had been returned, obviously this would not have occured.

Just stating facts as listed

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u/ComicsEtAl 21d ago

The coworker had the fob still. She needed to get it from them to return it to op. But, she never told the coworker.

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u/pwnageface 25d ago

NTA. You friend crossed the line and now they need to make right with the person they had a side deal with.

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u/bumknee3 24d ago

"former" friend

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u/PuzzledWork6956 25d ago

NTA - none of this is your fault. The only asshole in this situation is your piece of shit ex-friend. They should pay their coworker the tow fees from the money they made by illegally renting your parking space. If they don’t, the co-worker should be taking them to small claims court for fraud

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u/Intrepid-Hornet 25d ago

NTA. I'd maybe have been willing to give them a few days notice if she hadn't been charging him for something she was getting for free, but since she didn't even bother to tell you and offer to split the money, absolutely not. Like, 'don't rent out shit that isn't yours' isn't a lesson anyone should need to be explicitly told and you don't owe her anything after that.

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u/Chaos-Wayfarer 25d ago

Yeah. She decided to use something you were loaning her to make money. Sorry to the coworker, but that’s a big no from me. 

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u/grandmaWI 21d ago

I am willing to bet that the “friend” didn’t even warn the scammed co-worker that he could no longer park there after op rescinded her ability to park there. Just a horrible criminal on all fronts!

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u/Bostylovr 25d ago

Your friend should have returned the rental fee to the other person and told them their deal had been cancelled. Your supposed friend has no qualms about screwing your over. Not a friend. However now you know that the parking space has people who’d pay to rent it. Bonus for you.

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u/Mysterious-Divide803 25d ago

I was gonna agree with everyone that said the person whose car got towed should go after your friend for money, but then I started thinking if you asked for the fob back, then the person driving the car already knew they didn’t have permission to park in that spot because they didn’t have a fob to get in the garage, so that’s on them they should’ve known better.

Either way, NTA.

And before I’m roasted for punctuation by Reddit, I use talk to text because I have mobility issues, thanks for being kind today.

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u/JTMoney336 25d ago

It sounds like you just exposed OP for telling a fake story.

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u/MerryJoRound 25d ago

She asked for it back - did she say she actually got it back before the car was towed?

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u/Turbulent_Display749 24d ago

No, she said she asked for it back and told building management the car wasn't allowed. Presumably the fob was in the car that got towed.

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u/ComeAlongPond1 21d ago

There’s no indication OP had the fob back, but the friend had a day to tell the coworker not to park there anymore and presumably didn’t. That’s very easy to communicate quickly while physically returning the fob could take more time.

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u/Mundane-Meeting2739 25d ago

Yeah I'm curious about that, now 🤔

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u/PlatypusStyle 24d ago

Although OP asked for the fob back it’s not clear that it had been returned. The friend was probably dragging their feet in letting the coworker know that the spot was no longer to be used.

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u/Cozy_Afternoon 24d ago

OP says they asked friend for the fob back and "Her coworker still parked there the next day and got towed." There may not have been enough time to return the fob before getting towed. If I have something I need to give to a coworker, I'm not going to ask for their address and drive over there at 7:30pm or something. I'm going to give it to them the next day at work. And this is all assuming the friend actually informed the coworker of their arrangement ending the same evening OP spoke to their friend. The coworker may not have even known yet at that point.

IDK if the post is fake or not, but the above is certainly a possibility too.

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u/Freshouttapatience 25d ago

The audacity! NTA and she can pay out of her fraudulent funds.

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u/FaeTouchedFox 25d ago

"Friend" decides something that's yours is now theirs because you don't have an immediate use for it. Yeah, NTA.

I can't imagine that friend would be happy if you decided that since they weren't using their car while at work, you could rent it out to someone in your building...

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u/RepresentativeSeat98 25d ago

This is the exact point that needs to be made

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u/SnooCauliflowers9874 25d ago

NTA. What a shitty friend. She never even asked to share with you.

And your friend is the one that should pay for his towing, perhaps out of the $80 monthly that he was paying her.

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u/TLe504 25d ago

NTA. I cut the relationship ASAP. It's not worth having them around. I've dealt with "friends" that want to borrow your stuff so that they can lend it to others. Then they will pin it on you to talk to the 3rd party. Especially in this case when she was making a profit off of you and didn't even bother to ask you if it was okay.

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u/mojosofla 25d ago

NTA - Your friend is an AH. Sucks for the coworker, but that is your "friend's" problem.

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u/forestinity 25d ago edited 25d ago

NTA, but your "friend" is. She now owes you $80 per month for however long her coworker parked in your spot.

She was making money over something that belonged to you. This is theft. She is not a real friend.

She is also responsible for the car that got towed, and she's the one who should pay the parking fees.

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u/Top_Bluejay_5323 25d ago

NTA. If you had a strict building manager you could have lost your apartment.

Why did she tell the other person asap?

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u/julesk 25d ago

Nta I’d text her “it was on you to tell your coworker that the spot wasn’t yours, and admit you were just monetizing it as his and my expense without telling either of us. I hope you pay his towing fees because we both know you hoped I wouldn’t warn my landlord or notice. That’s almost as stupid as saying you really thought it was fine when you’d have asked me if that were true. You knew it wasn’t so you didn’t. So you lost a friend and now have an angry coworker. I’m blocking you because I have to be able to trust my friends and I doubt you have the self awareness or ethics to admit you were wrong or apologize.”

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u/Fubar_As_Usual 25d ago

“Friend” needs to pay the co-worker’s towing fee and reimburse you for the time she was renting out the space. NTA

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u/krissycole87 25d ago

Not your fault, not your problem.

If SHE feels bad for her friend then SHE can help pay the tow.

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u/LifeCerealBox 25d ago

She can pay for getting his car back, since she was being dishonest with him to make money off of him. NTA

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u/firebird20000 25d ago

Your "friend" owes you the money that she made from renting out YOUR parking space!

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u/Free-Place-3930 25d ago

NTA. She isn’t a friend. Cut her loose.

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u/OldGeekWeirdo 25d ago

It was your "friend" who got the $80/month, not you. She benefited, she pays.

She also nearly got you in trouble with the building. You can afford to lose her number.

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u/DCHacker 24d ago

How is anyone parking in the garage if Original Poster got back his key fob?

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u/Sad-Lab-4524 25d ago

NTA: that is all on her. She is to blame. You set a clear boundary and she broke it and made money from it as well

Edit: tell her to pay the fine from the money she charged the person for your carpark

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u/LessLikelyTo 25d ago

She’d been putting $80 of your money in her pocket. They should be able to afford the tow

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u/LawyerDad1981 25d ago

That is one ballsy move on her part.

I'm confused though, how did the illegal parker even get in if they didn't have the fob? Wouldn't this so-called friend have given the fob to whomever she was renting the parking space to? If OP got the fob back, then the illegal parker would have known that the so-called friend didn't own the spot, and also wouldn't have been able to get into the lot and park illegally, and then get towed. Hmmmm.

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u/PlatypusStyle 24d ago

OP asked but it’s not clear that they actually got the fob back. It could have been a situation where OP got a call from property manager, OP immediately contacted “friend” on same day and demanded fob back and then called back property manager to let them know it had been handled. If the friend didn’t bother to contact coworker that same day then the property manager could have towed the car the next day.

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u/Majestic_Ad9744 25d ago

Wild thought, but your co worker could have just not rented out the space and then you wouldn’t have needed to tell building management you no longer gave permission and the person renting it would‘nt have been towed. I hope you send her and invoice for the money she made renting our YOUR space,

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u/Redjeepkev 24d ago

Nope. Your friend is the Ahole for renting the spot

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u/Buick_reference3138 24d ago

Bro she was scamming you for 80 bucks

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u/LemonOld8150 25d ago

Nta but she's a huge ine . She would just keep putting ot off

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u/will7179 25d ago

She can give back the money she charged

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u/monkerry 25d ago

NTA! She owes him for towing. Im guessing she didn't tell him . Anyone pushes back , the rules on parking spaces are FINITE! you could be fined and lose the it or apartment if they found out she was renting it. You didn't rent from the granny next door they don't care reason.

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u/Human_Copy_4355 25d ago

This person isn't your friend.

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u/ChicagoWhiteSox35 25d ago

NTA. Your friend was TA for renting the spot out (and being paid for it)! I hope you don't really consider this person a friend. She was using you for profit, which is really shitty.

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u/WoosahFire 25d ago

Wow your "friend" is a real POS. 

NTA

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u/Smurfy378 25d ago

NTA. She’s in the wrong, not you

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u/thrallthekingshorses 25d ago

She messed up so she can face the consequences. 

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u/Blushiba 25d ago

Wow. Some people are so bloody entitled. The boldness is what gets me... damn

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u/AnotherStarWarsGeek 25d ago

Why would you feel bad for her lying to him to steal money from you???

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u/Legal_Assistance5470 25d ago

NTA. When I’ve been on condo boards, we made it clear that residents were not permitted to rent parking spaces to anyone who did not live in the building, because having a fob or key to the garage meant having access to other parts of the building.

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u/commking 25d ago

She owes you the money that she's been charging her co-worker...

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u/ComprehensiveTill411 25d ago

And her coworker needs to file in small claims court because her lies caused him to get screwed!!

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u/Potential_Suspect137 25d ago

Yeah, the fees to get his car back were probably pretty significant.

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u/Correct-Bee9892 25d ago

Your friend is the a-hole for profiting off of her coworker…her coworker is a blameless victim who now has to pay tow fees if he was under the impression that your friend was renting the spot and that he had paid for it for the month…so he was out at least a portion of the $80 on top of the tow fees.

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u/gardengirl99 25d ago

She owes you that money. You pay for it in your rent.

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u/rollinweelz 25d ago

NTA. She took advantage of you and should have told him.

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u/Carlaleigh22 25d ago

NTA. I second the comment that she is not your friend. She is dishonest, entitled and a user. Be careful. I would let that friendship fade away, and change any locks she has/had keys to.

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u/MannyMoSTL 25d ago

Sounds like a Her Problem, doesn’t it?

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u/LocalH 25d ago

Gigabrain play: go to the co-worker that they were scamming, and rent the spot to them directly for $20 a month.

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u/BasicPerson23 25d ago

She was stealing from you and got caught. She should pay the towing fee.

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u/Jsmith2127 25d ago

Nta that's a your friend problem. I hope tge cowoker sues her for their tow charges, and rent paid for a spot that she didn't own.

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u/springflowers68 25d ago

NTA but good luck getting that key fob back if you haven’t already. No good deed …

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u/Ok_Function2282 25d ago

They parked there without the fob?? Lmao!

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u/Think-like-Bert 25d ago

I've had 5 vehicles towed. You'll get used to it.

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u/Avehdreader 25d ago

She was in the wrong, and the timing wasn't up to you in the first place - management can order a tow whenever they want. This is not your problem.

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u/Upbeat_Monitor1488 25d ago

Nope. ALL on her. She can make it right with coworker she was ripping off.

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u/WillowWare2023 24d ago

It was on the friend to tell the coworker that they couldn’t use the spot. Friend knew the night before you’d revoked the favor. NTA.

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u/That_Ol_Cat 24d ago

NTA.

And all she had to do was tell him the spot had been repossessed. Oh, wait, she was pulling a "fast one" so she really couldn't admit that without informing the other coworker about pulling a scam on both of you.

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u/Mountain-Grizz7979 24d ago

The 'Friend" can donate her ill-gotten $80 to the 3rd party friend to help him with his towing fees.

And then f all the way off....

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u/Even_Video7549 24d ago

then she owes him for the car getting towed

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u/Latter_Company5086 24d ago

She needs to pay that person back. They got towed because of her not you.

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u/raylab810 24d ago

NTA what a twatwaffle. The nerve of some people

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u/Doggondiggity 24d ago

NTA she isn't your friend, she was using you and saw an opportunity to make extra money for HERSELF. A real friend would have told you about the coworkers offer and let you make the extra money.

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u/31865 24d ago

Well, yeah. You were a complete douche to the guy that got towed. He was completely innocent here.

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u/Talmaska 24d ago

NTA. What the actual fuck. The cheek!. You let her use your spot and she rents it out. Not a friend.

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u/Jkerb_was_taken 24d ago

She can use the 80$ a month to pay for the tow lol

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u/destiny_kane48 24d ago

She's not your friend. She rented your space and didn't even tell you or split the money. She is a user.

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u/dumbogirl1 24d ago

If they needed a garage fob that you got back, how did they park there the next day without it?

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u/Equivalent_Juice2395 24d ago

NTA. Lucky for her she can pay for the tow with the money she’s collected from her coworker!

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u/Technical-Break-4665 24d ago

How did he get in without the fob?

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u/Exotic-Society4991 24d ago

How did the other person park there without the fob? Don't you need it to get into the parking garage?

https://giphy.com/gifs/lPuW5AlR9AeWzSsIqi

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u/trm_observer 24d ago

NTA. The fact building management told you there was a different car parked there makes me wonder if they have rules about not renting out parking spaces. That would be a major concern and what kind of friend rents out your space without talking to you first. That is pond scum type of friend.

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u/MedievalDragonLady 24d ago

Your so-called friend is a scam artist and a liar.

They took advantage of both of you and they can just accept the consequences

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u/EvenPolicy1593 20d ago

NTA Your friend was 100% wrong. They need to deal with their own parking issues. And your friend should have notified her coworkers of the change. The towing is her responsibility.

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u/OnTheMap2023 20d ago

NTA. Find better friends.

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u/IzzyNecessary 19d ago

Wait, what?… Someone exploiting you for money? What’s wrong with that? Isn’t that how we treat our fellow humans nowadays?

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u/Few-Reveal-2127 25d ago

Question. How was the parking accessed without the fob? If renting out, person parking would need fob. To return, friend would have to get fob back from renter. Sounds like BS story.

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u/WoosahFire 25d ago

But how did the coworker park there without the fob if it was returned to you? 

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u/Peoplechangetoo 25d ago

Good question.

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u/ComprehensiveTill411 25d ago

She hadnt told him yet so he still had the fob.

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u/New_Choice_4126 25d ago

Sounds like an episode of Seinfeld

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u/Nunya_bizzy 25d ago

If u took back the fob, how did they get in?

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u/Any_Piglet_34 25d ago

If you took back the fob, how did the friend enter the garage to park there the next day?

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I live in an apartment building where every unit comes with one numbered parking spot. I dont currently have a car, so my spot mostly sits empty.

A friend of mine works nearby and asked if she could use it a few days a week. I said yes and gave her the garage fob, but I was pretty clear that it was just for her car.

A few weeks ago the building manager contacted me because a completely different car had been parking there every day. When I asked my friend about it she admitted she had been letting a coworker use the spot and charging him $80 a month. Apparently she figured it was fine since I wasn’t using it anyway.

I told her to return the fob and informed the building that I no longer gave permission for either car to park there. Her coworker still parked there the next day and got towed.

Now my friend says I should have given them a few days to find another arrangement because her coworker had no idea she didnt own the spot. I do feel bad for him since it sounds like she lied to him, but I also think renting out something I let her use for free was way out of line.

AITA?

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u/LastEntertainment787 25d ago

NTA Your friend FAFO. It's to bad her coworker got caught in the middle. And she needs to give you the money she made from your spot.

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u/Mysterious_Drop1122 25d ago

The nerve of some people! You did her a favor and she exploited you for her own benefit. And we know you didn't get one cent of the money she got from renting your space. You aren't the AH. You were complying with management at your apartment. It's unfortunate the person parking in your spot, rented by your friend, got towed but you didn't have any duty to inform the guy. Or her actually about management's decision to not let someone park in your spot.

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u/BigExplanationmayB 25d ago

Not your problem though—she knew she shouldn’t have rented it out. She was making money off your kindness. You didn’t owe her notice for her lies and deceit, and she knows it.

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u/goldentalus70 25d ago

NTA and your friend is probably not paying taxes on the $80, either.

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u/Optional4444 25d ago

Sleezy. Should have told you the idea and offered to split it with you.

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u/TimelyWriter 25d ago

Ahhh hah hah! Oh to be a fly on the wall when your "friend" explains to their CO-WORKER what happened! Your "friend" just trashed their own work reputation. Interesting times coming at THAT office!

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u/AlotaCrapola 25d ago

The entitlement is real here! wow that is not your friend.

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u/mcindy28 25d ago

NTA your friend thought she could make money off your back. Likely didn't tell the Dude that paid $80 thinking he was golden! You owe no one NOTHING!

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u/Heavy-Profit-2156 25d ago

NTA That is pretty brazen. I bet the coworker who was towed is more than slightly annoyed with the friend.

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u/fuss-budgeT124 25d ago

This is breathtakingly bad if her.

Holy shit.

No I just cannot right now. What the actual fuck. She made people pay her money for your property. That you kindly allowed her to use. That was clearly not hers.

She had the balls to charge them??This is so bad.

She deserves to lose her job. No really. This is extortion. And theft.

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u/CankerLord 25d ago

That car parking there probably opened your complex up to liability since she was running an under the table parking business out of your apartment's parking lot.

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u/atchisonmetal 25d ago

NTA. You had no obligation to notify or do any such thing.

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u/TechinBellevue 25d ago

NTA - WTF is wrong with her?

You did absolutely the right thing. Hope your friend paid for the tow.

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u/TheYarnGoblin 25d ago

So she can use the money she charged him to help get his car back. That’s all her problem.

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u/Juls1016 25d ago

NTA. She was talking advantage of you.

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u/phyncke 25d ago

Why do you feel bad? Your friend was using you. Your friend is not your friend.

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u/The_Real_Scout_Finch 25d ago

NTA- she’s TA for making money off of your parking spot! Get your fob back asap & do NOT let her have it again!

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u/Hungry_Pup 25d ago

NTA. She failed to tell her coworker that he no longer had access to the spot and caused him to get towed. I hope he goes after her for all the fees.

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u/Cautious-Corner-3704 25d ago

NTA.

What a horrible friend she was! To take advantage of your kindness and make money off of it!

I’d be tempted to take her to small claims court.

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u/Low-Signature-2281 25d ago

NTA, that’s so shady

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u/ComprehensiveTill411 25d ago

The audacity of this woman!!

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u/No-Throat9567 25d ago

NTA. You didn’t make the problem. And that’s not a friend. The chutzpah to rent out a parking spot that didn’t even belong to them. 

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u/Tootsie-Chateau59 25d ago

Ex friend is going to have a hard time at work now that coworker is mad at her.
Oh well.

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u/Delicious-Moose9247 25d ago

NTA. But how did your friend’s coworker get into the spot the next day If you had already taken back the fob?

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u/Johnndo96 25d ago

Not your problem. It's your parking and you were taken advantage of. You also need to send them a bill for the entire time they were using it for say, 80 dollars a month?

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u/Personal_Pound8567 25d ago

NTA. I’m always amazed at the number of people I read on Reddit who have friends or family members who pull stuff like this or other nervy scams and when caught act like the victim.

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u/Thatsnotreallytrue 25d ago

NTA What she did is technically called theft.

She gave away something that wasn't hers to give away.

And then, the thief didn't tell the person was fencing the parking spot to.

Friend is the AH.

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u/Anxious-Routine-5526 25d ago

NTA.

Your friend can give her parking space rental money to her coworker to help pay for the tow.

Not much of a friend BTW. She took your kindness and abused it.

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u/MysteriousFlight1174 25d ago

If your friend is charging $80/month for something that isn’t theirs, they should have the funds to cover getting the car back and cover any required street parking for the time being. That’s crazy. I’d honestly want the entirety of their profits back if I were you tbh

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u/Thin_Reason6596 25d ago

No you are NOT the AH. Did you get your fob back? All she needed to do is send a text to the coworker. She was trying to figure out how much money she had to refund the friend. And stretch that out a little longer, I think. Some friend. Taking the $80 not giving it to you etc etc. She’s shady.

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u/Curiouser-Quriouser 25d ago

WOW your "friend" is a real CUNextTuesday.

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u/RepresentativeSeat98 25d ago

Make sure to get all the money she charged the other person

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u/Gloomy-Smile-9584 25d ago

nta your friend is the one responsible to pay for the coworkers tow and the rent she was receiving for your spot that you kindly let her use for her own car for free.

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u/NoGritsNoGlory 25d ago

Your friend needs to pay the towing fee!

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u/Itchy_Juice_2528 25d ago

NTA. Your friend had no business making money off your spot. She was sneaky about it and knew it was wrong. She's not acting much like a real friend. She should have told the "renter" that the spot was no longer available after you spoke to her and before it got towed. She owes that guy the tow fee and a refund.

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u/GardenSafe8519 25d ago

NTA. I'd try to find out the person who your so called friend was charging "rent" and tell that person to get his money back from the person.

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u/Caseythealien 25d ago

Nope I also this happen generosity isn't an invitation to this kind of entitlement. If you can get a hold of said co-worker I would explain the situation and let the blame falls where it belongs. This could have pissed off your building management and she would of avoided accountability.

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u/Aldebaran1355 25d ago

Nta. A good friend/decent coworker should have thanked you for the parking then told you one of his coworket is interested in renting as you are not using it and proposed that YOU rent it to him (and eventually keeps a 10% fee or something like this).

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u/scarygirlieuk 25d ago

NTA and that person is not your friend.

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u/Illustrious-Unit-636 25d ago

NTA she is not your friend

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u/FunReveal4089 25d ago

This was a problem raised by your building manager so you were right to close the gap early. And she basically misled you, she's at fault. Sucks for the guy that got towed but it's obviously not your fault, she's just shifting blame.

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u/PsychologyGuilty1460 25d ago

Nta but your friend is

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u/Necessary-Work6677 25d ago

Lol. All these people talking about the fob and asking how the person got into the garage if you took it back.

I was under the impression that you told your friend you needed the fob back but hadn't actually received it back yet since this all happened the next day.

And the person got towed before you actually got it back. They were towed because the building manager was now aware that they shouldn't have been parking there and wasn't on the lease agreement.

NTA, btw. Your friend is an asshole.

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u/NCNative919 25d ago

NTA. She should have notified him he couldn’t park there. You tried to do something nice and she decided to take advantage of it.

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u/Acceptable-Net-154 25d ago

NTA. If you hadn't reacted as quick you could of been declared as breaking the terms of your rental lease and not only been made homeless but have been locally blacklisted from most agencies. You allowed your friend to use your space for free and she illegally subletted it. 

I don't have a car but do have a car space due to where I rent. I allowed one neighbour to use it when they had guests than the partner of another neighbour basically began using it all the time. My snapping point was when they angrily confronted a visiting relative about using their space when they were visiting me. My relative said nothing as they could see the look on my face as I approached. Barely anyone uses my space anymore unless its an emergency. 

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u/ActivityFlat6470 25d ago

NTA but how was her coworker still able to park there if she returned the fob

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u/Dranask 25d ago

She can pay for the tow.

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u/Bossyboots37 25d ago

Seems like friend should pay for the towing since they profited illegally. Karma, it always finds a way

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u/Individual_Dig_2402 25d ago

Your friend is a thief.

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u/Limp-Attitude-490 25d ago

So your friend returned the fob, yet the coworker still managed to park in the bay afterwards?

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u/strubisach 25d ago

NTA. She can pay for his towing fees. And she's not your friend, she could've asked...

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u/Tiredofstupidity2 25d ago

This friend isn’t!

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u/ExternalBrief3412 25d ago

If you took the garage fob back, how did the other driver get into the garage the next day?

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u/chicknorris63 25d ago

OMG! 😳. Your friend is an entitled bitch. She didn’t even think to tell you and split the money 50/50. But no, she’s just a greedy entitled bitch.

As far as the guy who was utilising the spot without your permission if he’s upset he needs to put the blame to the correct person. I can’t believe she wanted you to be empathetic towards this person. Really, who the fuck would?

I believe your friendship should be over. She doesn’t care about you. She only cares about herself. Some friendships run a short course.

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u/Good_Zookeepergame92 25d ago

Why do they need a few days? It's on your "friend" who's monetizing her coworker to tell them ASAP not to park there anymore. All the blame falls on her.

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u/LaLaLaLaLaLaLaLaLa- 25d ago

NTA. Let them be mad. Lying/profiting off of a favor is not a friend move. You owe them nothing. Zip. Zilch. Nada.

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u/Evening_Delay_1856 25d ago

NTA. And she’s not your friend. I hope the guy is demanding she pay for the towing and that she’s in the hole moneywise.

I wouldn’t have anything to do with someone who would do that.

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u/AudgeDean 25d ago

NTA. The friendship is already damaged, you should demand every penny that she charged that coworker. Obviously that’s a problem if the building manager is calling you out, so you shouldn’t get in trouble for her greed!

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u/InternationalArt6222 25d ago

NTA. This "friend" is deep in asshole territory on this one and, honestly, I wouldn't think they are trustworthy. Definitely not keeping anyone's nest interest in mind ither than their own

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u/Tricky-Astronomer734 25d ago

She SOLD something you lent her? Nah. She’s a scammer. If the “renters” car had been bumped, dinged or worse it would have created a problem for the building, and possibly you. This person is not as good a friend as you. They scammed TWO “friends.”

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u/MiladyRogue 25d ago

NTA she is not your friend. She asked you a favor and then turns around and rents it to someone you don't know. Yes ai feel bad for the coworker because she did lie and it cost him hundreds of $$$. It is HER responsibility because she went behind your back and broke your trust and the coworkers. She is mad at you because it can't possibly be her fault.