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Our next reddit post is from eGrant.

In the early 2000s, when I first moved out on my own, I rented from a complex that charged you for a sign parking.

It was an upcharge of 25 bucks a month.

If you didn't get a sign parking, you'd have to fight for a space on the street.

My apartment was in the back of the complex, and I was getting over a recent knee and ankle injuries, so I opted for paid parking that was relatively close to my front door.

My car was a junker, three years older than I was, but it ran semi-okay and the heater worked.

As a newly minted adult, I was happy to have it.

About three months into my lease, my car went to the great scrap heap in the sky.

I had gotten used to my local transit system, and I discovered a nearby store that would drop off groceries for me.

This was long before Walmart and other stores started doing that, so it was cheaper than hauling a month worth of supplies on the bus.

So, I opted not to replace the car and use the bus instead.

I went to the leasing office and told them I no longer needed the space, and would you please remove the extra charge from my bill?

The manager at the desk was new, and she said that she had never been asked that before.

She promised to look into it and let me know.

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