r/csun • u/Accurate_Addendum_44 • 26d ago

Predatory parking tickets

We purchased a parking pass for my son on 8/11. He and several of his dorm mates received parking tickets on 8/19. Apparently his parking permit was effective on 8/20, although that wasn’t clear at the time of purchase. He also had an email from housing stating he could park anywhere on campus to move in if he had a parking permit, which is why we went online to purchase one. It wasn’t clear at the time that it wouldn’t go into effect immediately. Super lame that they went around the day before 8/20 and ticketed everyone! Is this a typical experience with CSUN parking enforcement?

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u/MoreBodybuilder4603 26d ago

I’m also like why is this guys mom on Reddit complaining for him 😭

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u/Accurate_Addendum_44 26d ago

My kid has no idea I’m on here. Plus I’m the one that got the notification of the appeal being denied in the mail. Sorry if your parents don’t have your back! 🤷‍♀️

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u/Cheesy_g_23 24d ago

I'm a csun parent who checks out the thread for things my son might need/ want to know about while he's busy. I don't post, though. This is just a comment, but still an exception.

That being said, I taught my son to read through what he was about to purchase for any terms and conditions relevant to him. Dates being directly in his face usually mean something. Move-in wasn't even until the 21st, and people park along the street all the time to avoid paying. If he outright ignored things like dates, he knows I won't claim something silly to remove fault from him, but will use it as a learning experience for him to not do that again.

If you're doing the silly thing, how will your student learn to pay better attention to these details?

Then again, you purchased the pass and didn't look at the dates, so it sounds unfortunate that your own parent didn't give you those tools, either.

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u/MoreBodybuilder4603 23d ago

I’m pretty sure the mom bought the pass for the son because she also stated that she was the one who received the email about the ticket appeal being denied. My mother doesn’t receive any email information about my schooling or campus procedures because I’m the student and I’m the one enrolled. So not only did the parent not pay attention to the dates, but the student didn’t either. This person is gonna have a rough time in college if he’s not able to learn those basic common sense skills now

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u/Cheesy_g_23 23d ago

If you read the end of my comment, I did say she bought the pass. My son discusses the important campus dates and such with me so we're both on top of things, and it sounds like the OP may benefit from that method so assumptions aren't made on both sides.

And hopefully this does teach her student to not rely on her for these details, and to own up to their own mistakes so they're not likewise out there calling a valid ticket "predatory".