Hi all,
Just leased a 2014 Nissan Leaf with QC last Wednesday and got a good deal on it.
Everything has been great until today. I am renting in a condo building with underground parking in Pasadena, CA and there is an electrical outlet right in front of my parking spot. The parking area is not attached to any of the units, you take the elevator up and then go to the individual units. I have been trickle charging here and there. I wasn't planning on using the trickle charge much other than if I really need to since my gym parking lot has 4 level2 chargers that are free to use.
Tonight, someone knocked on my door and said he's from the HOA. He was all worked up and told me I can't use the outlet to charge my car because the building pays for the electricity. He was pretty nasty about it and told me to remove it right away, which I did. Also found a nasty note from him on my car telling me to stop using the outlets immediately. He said my landlord will get a letter too and there will be fines in the future if it happens again.
I have seen another neighbor charging her electric bike before using the same outlet and she does it once every 1-2 weeks and assumed it wouldn't be a good deal.
Based on what I read, there are legislation and such in CA that make HOA boards allow the installations of chargers. But in this case, I just want to use the outlet and don't even minding paying for it, although that can get out of hand if they ask me to install a separate meter and blah blah blah.
Anyone has any ideas or suggestions on what I can do? I am not too hopeful at this point because it might take a lot to get them to okay the use of the outlet based on the guy's reaction tonight.
The good thing is that I might be in really good shape in 2 months because I might have to go to the gym a lot to charge :lol:
Just leased a 2014 Nissan Leaf with QC last Wednesday and got a good deal on it.
Everything has been great until today. I am renting in a condo building with underground parking in Pasadena, CA and there is an electrical outlet right in front of my parking spot. The parking area is not attached to any of the units, you take the elevator up and then go to the individual units. I have been trickle charging here and there. I wasn't planning on using the trickle charge much other than if I really need to since my gym parking lot has 4 level2 chargers that are free to use.
Tonight, someone knocked on my door and said he's from the HOA. He was all worked up and told me I can't use the outlet to charge my car because the building pays for the electricity. He was pretty nasty about it and told me to remove it right away, which I did. Also found a nasty note from him on my car telling me to stop using the outlets immediately. He said my landlord will get a letter too and there will be fines in the future if it happens again.
I have seen another neighbor charging her electric bike before using the same outlet and she does it once every 1-2 weeks and assumed it wouldn't be a good deal.
Based on what I read, there are legislation and such in CA that make HOA boards allow the installations of chargers. But in this case, I just want to use the outlet and don't even minding paying for it, although that can get out of hand if they ask me to install a separate meter and blah blah blah.
Anyone has any ideas or suggestions on what I can do? I am not too hopeful at this point because it might take a lot to get them to okay the use of the outlet based on the guy's reaction tonight.
The good thing is that I might be in really good shape in 2 months because I might have to go to the gym a lot to charge :lol: