The premium parking spot

Quinn v. Avery/Roommates/Filed Sep 25, 2026

The roommate who pays more for a bedroom also wants the only covered parking spot.

Plaintiff

Quinn

I pay more rent for the larger bedroom, but my roommate also claims the only covered parking spot even though we never agreed to that.

Defense

Avery

I've parked there since we moved in, and the plaintiff never objected until months later. Paying more for a bedroom does not automatically buy the parking spot.

Findings of the court

A higher bedroom rent was never tied to the covered spot. Months of unobjected use settle the habit.

Quinn pays more because of the larger bedroom.
Nothing in the arrangement assigned the covered spot.
Avery parked there for months before Quinn objected.

The court has reached a decision.

Verdict

The bedroom rent does not include the spot.

Extra rent bought a larger room. It did not buy the parking space. If they want a new rule, they make one going forward. The past months stay with Avery.

Order

Avery keeps the covered spot unless they both agree to rotate it.

Paying more for a bedroom is not a claim on the parking lot.

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