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A foreign car owner who occupied two compact car parking spaces in an apartment parking lot sent abusive notes and threatening messages to the building representative who reported it, sparking controversy.

A BMW parked in a compact car spot in an apartment parking lot in Suwon.
[Photo by Online Community]

On the 20th, an online community post titled "I met the worst resident. Please help" was uploaded. A, who identified himself as a building representative of a newly built apartment in Suwon, explained the situation, saying he reported a large car parked in a compact car space to the management office and received an abusive note from the car owner, B. In the photo A shared, B wrote in the note, "This is for you who reported to the management office for parking in a compact car space," and added, "You parked there because there was no space, do you have no brain? Do you have nothing better to do?" He also wrote, "Start cracking down on compact cars parked in regular spaces. What are you going to do when there are no parking spaces?"

A BMW owner who parked in a compact car spot left an insulting note.
[Photo by Online Community]

A said, "B parked his BMW 7 Series, which he owns, occupying two compact car spaces, and even when the management office protested, it didn’t work." The price of the BMW 7 Series is about 159.8 million to 177.7 million KRW. Additionally, B was supposed to pay 20,000 KRW monthly for registering two vehicles per household according to apartment management regulations, but he kept changing cars and used tricks such as making parking reservations or double parking to use new cars without registration, A added.

A appealed, "(B) wrote a post on the apartment’s online cafe expressing his grievances, but when residents did not sympathize, he found out my number and verbally attacked me via KakaoTalk," and "He also called the management office daily, threatening and cursing." A expressed frustration, saying, "Now, whenever we meet in the underground parking lot, he threatens me by honking while passing by or rolling down the window to curse at me," and "Even when I try to file a complaint at the police station or hire a lawyer, they say the evidence is insufficient and the case is weak."

Netizens who read the story responded with comments such as, "The car is luxury, but the personality is not," "Driving a car worth hundreds of millions but can’t pay 20,000 KRW," "The abusive language could be grounds for a lawsuit for insult and defamation," "If it happens again, be sure to record it as evidence and sue," and "There are all kinds of troublesome behaviors."

Meanwhile, conflicts among residents over compact car parking spaces continue to be a social issue, but relevant laws are inadequate. According to Article 4 of the Enforcement Decree of the Parking Lot Act, at least 10% of the total parking spaces in off-street parking lots must be designated as exclusive parking spaces for compact and eco-friendly vehicles. However, even if a regular car parks in a compact car parking space, there is currently no law to regulate it. Situations like the above case inevitably lead to ongoing parking conflicts among residents.

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