Some owners still work, share a home with another driver, or simply need two vehicles. A board can help them find a lawful arrangement while protecting assigned parking and keeping guest spaces available.
See the optionsResident answerUCO has described Century Village as designed around one parking space per unit and has warned that resident second cars filling guest spaces can cause visitor shortages and code-enforcement issues. The actual right to use a particular space depends on the individual condominium’s documents and the status of that space. [1]
“We will help you explore available lawful parking options and apply the same process to everyone. We cannot guarantee an additional on-site space.”
Invite owners who will be away or do not use their space to opt into a matching list. Require written, dated permission naming the two units, vehicle, plate, and end date. Review the declaration before treating an assigned-space arrangement as permitted; Florida law makes transfers of some exclusive-use rights subject to the declaration’s procedures. [2]
Inventory the lot before promising one. If the documents and applicable approvals permit resident use, publish an objective waitlist, a time-limited permit, and renewal rules. Keep the space’s status and any charge under review with counsel.
Offer a list of nearby commercial parking or vehicle-storage choices that residents can evaluate. An association or UCO could explore a negotiated arrangement, but only the property controller can grant access. Clarify security, insurance, overnight use, travel distance, and any gate procedure before recommending it.
After counting demand and lawful spaces, ask a qualified professional whether restriping or a new parking area is feasible. Changes to common elements may require the declaration’s approval process, or the statutory vote where the declaration is silent, as well as government review. [3]
Owners may choose a shared household car, carpool, transit, or another travel arrangement when these fit their work and health needs. These are alternatives to offer, not conditions for owning a second vehicle.
Do not quietly turn guest spaces into indefinite resident parking. Check the approved site plan, applicable code, posted rules, and any UCO policy before changing how a space is used. UCO has specifically cautioned associations about second cars in guest spaces. [1]
This quick guide helps a director identify the next review step. It does not approve a parking arrangement.
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Compare the declaration, parking assignments, site plan, and current rules before promising any space.
Do not reassign an owner’s exclusive-use space by board vote alone. Do not assume a gate barcode grants a parking right; UCO lists barcodes as a vehicle-access service. Avoid blocking fire lanes, accessible spaces, or circulation areas. Apply objective criteria consistently and review disability-related accommodation requests individually. [2] [4]
Have association counsel review proposed fees, use agreements, enforcement terms, and any document amendment.
A property manager can maintain the register, collect permissions, track expirations, and answer routine questions so volunteers govern the policy rather than administer every vehicle.
“We understand that your household needs an additional vehicle. Please give management your unit number and vehicle information. We can explain whether there is an available lawful space, a waitlist, or an owner who has offered temporary use of an unused assigned space. Any use of another space requires written permission and approval under our documents. Guest parking remains available for guests. If there is no on-site option, we can share information about off-site parking.”
Adapt this language to the association’s actual declaration, rules, parking map, and management arrangement.
Educational guidance for Century Village West Palm Beach. Parking rights vary by association. Review the recorded declaration, site plan, rules, current permits, applicable county requirements, and counsel’s advice before adopting a program or granting use of a space. Reviewed October 17, 2026.
Use a space register grounded in the declaration, assignments, and approved plan. For any lawful temporary arrangement, record the space, authorizing parties, vehicle, term, withdrawal conditions, and manager contact.
A gate barcode, electric-vehicle charger, or informal neighbor agreement does not independently create a parking entitlement. Obtain counsel’s review of proposed fees, transfers, and enforcement.
Parking questions can involve assigned spaces, guest parking, multiple vehicles, accessible parking, and shared access. Use this BrainyBoard program as a discussion resource while considering the association’s adopted documents, space designations, communication, and consistent procedures. Keep questions about parking rights, accommodation requests, rule enforcement, and towing distinct.
ParkingWatch on BrainyBoard ↗This program opens on BrainyBoard. Access is subject to the provider’s current sign-in and viewing requirements.
Education, not an individual decision. This externally hosted program is offered as a discussion resource; its contents have not been independently verified for this webpart. Program information may reflect requirements or practices in effect when recorded and may address association types with different rules. Have management and qualified Florida counsel review current law, recorded parking rights, adopted restrictions, proposed changes, accommodation requests, and applicable notice or towing procedures before consequential action. This webpart does not reassign a space, determine a violation, authorize towing, or decide a resident’s rights. Viewing the program does not by itself establish required director education credit. An embedded video does not establish official UCO or WPRF policy.
Clarify parking rights. Communicate expectations. Apply fair procedures.
Authority matters: Florida law, governing documents, UCO procedures, and contractual duties serve different purposes. The added registers and workflows are Board Synergy recommended practices, not official forms or new association rules.