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JALLEN4
Oct 14, 2013Explorer
Scotties on Wheels wrote:
JALLEN4: Your message doesn't fit this situation at all. I do not buy lots, or use storage units, and what you do is between you and the buyer or renter. I'm merely addressing the situation of full time RVers who stop at a park, be it destination or just overnight, and not abandoning or leaving the rig for lengths of time except for sightseeing or shopping a bit or eating out, who may be subject to an overbearing owner who insists that he or she has the right to knock, enter, and check to see what they have and if he or she approves. I fully understand your feeling you have the right to go into someone's coach if it's on fire or there's some other disaster going on, but that doesn't spread to the blanket rights of everyone's home (in this case motor coach)at all times because someone, somewhere, left the water on and a pipe broke, or they left their rig without checking everything. Most of us are intelligent enough to take care of ourselves and our rigs without an "overseer" and just want to travel and sometimes stop and work for a while. My responsibility as an RVer is to be a good citizen and keep my rig clean and be as compliant with my lot, be it overnight or 6 months, clean and neat. But inside my rig is my home, my things, and to have someone with "jackboot" mentality inside inspecting, is unconscionable unless I permit it, and I do not. If my Keurig eats a few more watts than what the owner thinks(just an example, not in reality I hope) or I don't want to put a "skirt" of plastic fence around my rig because I travel, roll, not permanent,(a real experience) then I think that is my preference, so I move on. If we give up our privacy to that type of tyranny, we're in deep stuff. So be Sir Galahad, but outside my rig, not in my rig.
And I think the nitpicking and parsing has begun, so I'll just refer to the first post and the reasonable, logical answers, and not get into any more bait for those who believe in their own rights to insists on waivers to enter unannounced.
My response is in fact pertinent to your circumstances. You are renting a piece of property owned by another person where multiple RVs are parked. That property owner has the right to protect his property and the property of the other tenants on the property. While you might occupy your unit full time and never leave, many others may well leave for extended periods of time.
I can well understand and support your desire for the privacy of your property. On the other hand, from experience, I can also understand the property owner's desire to have every option for his protection. Obviously your interests and his diverge. The easy solution is to find another place to park your RV where the two interests are more closely aligned. If you are looking for support for him changing his operating procedures, that comes down to him owning the land and business and you do not. I can assure you in Florida he is well within his rights.
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