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    Exclamation Can a Tenant Let a Friend Use a Shared Parking Spot

    My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: New York

    Hello. I'm an university student who rents the first floor of a house-like apartment with a friend, but there are two floors above us and 8 tenants in total. The house comes with a free parking spot as says in my contract: "If the tenants have a car they may have the use of one (1) space in the driveway to the west of the building, which consists of two (2) and only two spaces, with the cars parking front to back. Maintenance of the driveway is the tenants' responsibility. No car may be parked on the grass or any other area except the driveway."


    Another tenant has lent her parking spot to a non-tenant friend, likely because free parking is rare around my university. I am wondering whether I am entitled to the full use of the parking spot given that no other tenant has a car in use and that the current occupant of the spot is NOT a tenant.

    Update: The fellow tenant has talked with the landlord and he has agreed to let her friend use the spot. I don't know if this is before he knew of my intention to bring a car, but I wonder again at the legality of my entitlements even if the landlord does not mind. I do not mind sharing the spot with my fellow tenants, but if that is with a non-tenant, it's an entirely different matter.

    This is my first time renting an apartment, and I would like your advice on this. Thank you!

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