So this resident in my community put up his own "Ministers Parking Only" sign

So this resident in my community put up his own "Ministers Parking Only" sign (he says hes a pastor but he's always home on the weekend?). He said its fair housing if the emotional people don't have to pay pet fees then the spiritual people shouldn't have to pay reserved parking fees as his job 'is to bless and not to stress about parking'. I can't even....is this real?

Tell that idiot to go get a handicap parking placard and stop with the BS.

OMG.Too blessed to stress. Then he should be fine allowing his flock to park wherever they flocking want.

That is funny actually lol

YEs he has a handicapped permit as this is on a handicapped space that is in a highly used part of the garage. Trying to keep that handicapped space for him. I thought I've seen it all previously.....today is a new day.

Religious leaders and their entitlement. You may have to reserve a space for his Learjet too..

Sir, you are setting an unacceptable standard. While I appreciate your insight, please understand that you are opening the door for everyone to follow suit with their chosen belief system.

Well if he’s claiming fair housing then every religion gets a spot! ???? I’m sure he’d complain about that too though.

That's a gold star for creative thinking????.

Bless his heart

I guess you can't blame a guy for trying, but seriously

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HE should know better.
Tell him the Bible says "be anxious for nothing...", so he shouldn't be stressing anyway LOL.

This is why people in other industries will never understand us.

I am dying

OMG you made my day!

WOW! That's a new one for the book

Wow. I would tell him to remove sign immediately.

That is amazing..

Um, no. You need to get a better excuse

I’d remove his sign and send him a fine for vandalizing your property. FOH

Wow, that's a new one.

Oh nooooo.... I can’t

Contact the Zoning Dept. in your city
a.) did he pay for a sign permit?
b.)is there an ordinance concerning unauthorized posting of bills law on the books.
c.) does it meet the MUTCD (Federal traffic control ordinances for reflectivity & standard height requirements?
d.) ditto your state’s traffic sign ordinances?
e.) does it in anyway infringe on ADA standards for parking?
f.) yank it out of the ground, it’s your property & send him the bill for fixing the dirt, grass re-seeding.

Joan Campbell not even worth the time, then the city is going to think I'm crazy and put me on a do not answer list.

No. Can't discriminate on the basis of religion, however, special modification/accommodations only afforded to disabled. I teach Fair Housing and am a Compliance Manager.

Frederica Bulsara but is that a reasonable accommodation?

Josué Adam in this scenario no, not based on the information provided. It can get confusing for professionals because religion is a protected class, so we might get concerned when a tenant in any protected class makes a demand. This just means we are trying to follow the law.
What being in a protected class means, is that we cannot treat someone DIFFERENTLY because of their membership in it. (For example, his religion). So, if you charged him MORE for reserved parking because he was a pastor, or ONLY charged HIM and not other tenants... because he was a pastor... that would be a problem.
Federal law allows for special treatment for people with disabilities- in the form of reasonable modifications to structures and accommodations in policies, e.g., assistance animals are not considered pets and therefore our tenants who own them cannot be subject to pet fees/rents/deposits.
He, however, is asking for what amounts to preferential treatment relating to your parking policies, specifically because of his religion. That is not how Fair Housing works. That would be like me saying I don't want to pay for parking because I am a woman, and gender is a protected class.
He clearly has an opinion of how things "should be" but in order to make his opinion the law (that you would have to follow) he would need to take it through the current due process in place in this country.

This is why I wear Orange now.... I can’t even take it!! But seriously I love the “my job is to bless not stress about parking”!!

I'm sure that's a lease violation. It is at my complex. I'd put a towing sticker on the car. We have to treat everyone the same.