Maryland residents who have parked in front of their own driveways for 26 years just started getting $200 fines for blocking their own property

Residents of Annapolis, Maryland, have recently been shocked after some received parking fines of $200 for blocking their own homes, despite being parked in the same spots for nearly 30 years.

The story sounds crazy, but parking fines have been issued to residents, accusing them of blocking driveways, when they have just parked in front of their own homes.

Residents discussed the situation with the local news outlet Eye on Annapolis, and it has sparked serious concerns among the community.

What has really concerned residents is the frequency of the tickets, as well as the lack of warning that there was any problem – could the fines be coming to your area next?

This is what Maryland residents have been dealing with

Recently, residents in the Annapolis area have had $200 fines issued in various neighborhoods.

The tickets have come without warning and have targeted long-standing parking practices.

According to Eye on Annapolis, a resident said three neighbors were fined $200 each.

This came after they parked their vehicles along the curb, blocking their own driveways.

Some also received tickets with the cars in their driveway, but slightly overhanging the sidewalk.

Speaking to Eye on Annapolis, Mayor Jared Littmann spoke about the situation.

He seemingly blamed the residents themselves for potentially calling in the claimed violations.

“There has not been an intentional increase in enforcement,” he said.

“What we suspect is happening is that it might be increasing in certain parts of the city, based on customer responsiveness,” he added.

The response, however, wasn’t good enough for residents.

The parking fines have angered those in Annapolis

Families have said they have lived in the area for more than 26 years with no citations.

That is what has led to the shock, as well as the price of the tickets.

Many families own large SUVs or pickup trucks, and suburban driveways often are too short for them.

So it is understandable that parts of the large vehicles overhang slightly.

Some residents have expressed their frustration on Reddit.

“I have gotten three tickets in the past month in front of my house on a mostly empty Street in Admiral Heights. One of the tickets was issued at 10:57 p.m,” said user Minimum_Resource3254.

“They are waiting until everybody goes to bed so they don’t get caught putting the tickets on your car,” they added.

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Others have also expressed their frustration on the social media website.

It seems on the surface that there is no resolution to this issue in sight.

Hopefully, for Maryland residents, some common ground can be reached.