Chapter 69: I've Never Seen Such a Request in My Life! 3/10

Event Name: Parking space occupied, property management does nothing, and the other car owner refuses to move and even spews insults!

Event Requirements: In a situation where the parking space is occupied, property management does nothing, and the other party is abusive, use the method of sealing off the parking space to ensure many occupying car owners receive an education.

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Needless to say, Zhou Yi understood the moment he saw that occupying car owner.

Fortunately, he had prepared in advance, and all the necessary video footage had been captured.

However, while a Lawsuit is easy to handle—Fang Dazhuang is capable and hardworking—the method of sealing the parking space... still needs to be consulted upon.

The "eye for an eye" method from the previous video actually drew some criticism when posted online, with people saying that doing so is illegal.

Of course, Zhou Yi didn't take those comments to heart; after all, others can break the law and disturb the peace, but we can't—we must act according to the law in everything, otherwise it feels like we've lost our footing.

So this time, Zhou Yi learned his lesson; he had to discuss it with Fang Dazhuang in advance.

He let Xiao Xu go home, told her he would notify her once there was a result, and then Zhou Yi dialed Fang Dazhuang's phone number.

It turned out the other party was busy at the moment and said he would only have time to come out in the afternoon.

Seeing that it was already noon, Zhou Yi headed straight for pork trotter rice, and once finished, he went home to prepare to start the new video.

After editing the footage he had already prepared, Zhou Yi began recording the audio.

"Hello, everyone, my dear viewers, I am your old friend A Yi. As everyone knows, having one's parking space occupied is a cliché topic."

"I once even laughed at those people, thinking, if someone occupies your parking space, why not just tell them to move it? But now that my own parking space has been occupied, I've discovered that this matter is truly difficult..."

"Look, at first I called, but the person wouldn't come at all, and even said something about how he's been parking in this space for a year, just because I hadn't bought a car before and let him park there; as a result, he actually thinks this parking space is his."

"Then, uh, I went to find Property Management. After constant urging, and due to my reputation in the Small Residential District, I finally got the other car owner to come. Everyone, look, this is the on-site video."

"As you can see, the other party doesn't think he did anything wrong by occupying my parking space at all. Furthermore, when I told him he had to pay me the previous parking rent, I was directly refused, and he told me he just wouldn't move!"

"This also made me realize once again why many disputes make people feel helpless. The reason is very simple: the cost of Legal Aid is too high. But I am different; I am a person who insists on getting to the bottom of things. The car must be moved, and the money must be paid!"

"What is mine, I won't take a cent less; what isn't mine, I won't take a cent!"

"Since the person wants me to file a Lawsuit, then let's get the Lawsuit going. But before filing, we must follow the old rules and communicate with our retained Lawyer."

He had filmed shots of Fang Dazhuang for videos before, but they were very, very rare; most of the time, he expressed things himself.

This time, he could ask Fang Dazhuang if he was willing to appear on camera; at worst, he could put a Mosaic over him.

Once he got busy, time passed very quickly. Fang Dazhuang called, saying to meet at the Lao Difang.

Half an hour later.

At the coffee shop, Fang Dazhuang, drinking his exclusive extra-strength coffee, looked at Zhou Yi and smiled: "Little Zhou, although we have a good relationship, there's no need to take such special care of me."

Zhou Yi shook his head and said: "Fang Dazhuang, actually I don't want to take special care of you either, but there are always people who throw themselves at it like moths to a flame. I have no choice; whoever needs to be taken care of must be taken care of."

"Haha! That's true, they must be taken care of. Is it still about that parking space occupation? Did they tell you again to 'go ahead and sue wherever you want'?"

"Yes!" Zhou Yi sighed: "Why do some people always think others wouldn't dare to file a Lawsuit?"

"By the way, Fang Dazhuang, didn't I tell you last time? I'm a freelancer now, making videos. The response to the previous few videos online has been quite good."

"This time, I wanted to ask if you'd be willing to appear on camera. It would be a good chance to provide some legal education for everyone. What do you think?"

Appear on camera? Provide legal education?

Fang Dazhuang didn't hesitate for a second: "That won't do!"

Ah, Zhou Yi was a bit surprised and said: "Fang Dazhuang, if you don't like showing your face, I can put a Mosaic on you, or just use a cartoon avatar like I do; both are fine."

That's right, he, Zhou Yi, had never shown his face either; the people who appeared in his videos basically all had cartoon avatars or were covered by a Mosaic.

Fang Dazhuang shook his head and said: "Zhou Yi, I am someone you hired to provide legal consultation. You have paid for this, so of course there's no problem; this is my job."

"But, look, you want me to appear on camera, which uses my Portrait Rights, and you also want me to provide legal education in the video."

"The nature of this is equivalent to what? This is equivalent to providing non-directional legal consultation to a group of people, so this, it..."

Seeing that Fang Dazhuang was about to spout a bunch of legal jargon again, Zhou Yi hurriedly said: "Stop, tell me first, what would it take for you to be willing?"

"You have to pay more!"

Zhou Yi: "(°ー°〃)"

Seeing that Fang Dazhuang was already prepared to tell him specifically what needed to be done for what price, Zhou Yi hurriedly said: "Whatever you say is fine, ah, alright, I'm the one consulting right now, I suspect you're deliberately wasting time!"

After joking around for a while, Zhou Yi prepared the Camera and then began: "Actually, it's mainly like this, Fang Dazhuang. The other party said he won't move his car and plans to keep it parked there."

"To be honest, I've never seen such a request in my life... so I have this plan, see if it's legal..."

"Specifically, it's to build something like cement and steel bars around the entire parking space, enclosing the whole space so that the person's car has no way to drive out. Do you think that's illegal?"

Fang Dazhuang looked surprised and said: "How is that illegal? It's my own parking space; I'm building a cement and steel wall to protect it. What's the problem?"

"As for why another car is inside, who knows? Anyway, the parking space is mine, there's no problem at all."

After a pause, Fang Dazhuang added: "However, installing cement and steel bars isn't very good."

Not very good? Before Zhou Yi could even ask, Fang Dazhuang continued: "Those things are easily damaged, and you can't guard them twenty-four hours a day. I suggest you install those newly released parking space locks."

"The kind that are very smart and even have a charging function; then you won't have to worry about the other party causing damage."

"Ah, why? If they are determined to get out, wouldn't it still be damaged?"

Fang Dazhuang took a sip of coffee, an excited expression appearing on his face: "That thing is expensive! You install a Camera, and if he dares to damage those parking space locks, you can directly have him locked up for the crime of intentionally damaging another person's property, you know!"

"Let me tell you, those kinds of parking space locks have been out for two years, but the adoption rate has always been low, mainly because they are expensive. Normally, one is enough for a parking space, but in your case, to enclose it, you'll probably have to buy a few more."

"And using parking space locks is better than your reinforced concrete, isn't it? You just say you're doing it to prevent others from occupying your space, right? If you use concrete, they might go to the housing and construction department and say you're in violation, which would be a hassle."

"But parking space locks are different. Who says a parking space can only have one lock? As long as they are all installed within the parking space, there is no problem at all!"

Hiss... Zhou Yi thought his guess was correct; Fang Dazhuang really did want to send someone to jail...

But it felt quite satisfying. It wasn't illegal, and if the other party tried to damage them, there was a chance to send them to jail.

Zhou Yi nodded and smiled: "Fang Dazhuang, good idea!"

Why did he suddenly feel that Fang Dazhuang was on par with the system...

After laughing for a while, Zhou Yi suddenly thought of something.

"Oh right, Lawyer Fang, if we file a Lawsuit against the other car owner demanding compensation for rent, does that mean we have to make them move their car? If that's the case, what if the judgment comes down—wouldn't we be shooting ourselves in the foot?"

Lawyer Fang looked disdainful and said, "You, read more books. We just need to sue for money, that's all. If the demand doesn't include moving the car, why would the Court have nothing better to do than to rule on that for you?"

"At most, it might be mentioned during Mediation, but in the judgment, the purpose of our Lawsuit is what they will rule on; there won't be any other content, so set your mind at ease."

So that's how it is; Zhou Yi nodded, and then he felt relieved.

Next was the customary exchange of evidence... primarily the audio and video recordings where the other party admitted to having parked there for a year, even after Zhou Yi made it clear he was filming.

And not just once.

This was crucial evidence!

Otherwise, according to what Lawyer Fang said, even this would depend on the Court's ruling, because normally, you have to prove which days the other party parked in your parking space to count the rent...

And out of a year's time, how many days can you actually prove? Even with the Property Management's Monitoring, that would be a month at most.

Therefore, you need to synthesize all the evidence for it to be sufficient; otherwise, it is very easy for a situation to arise where you file a Lawsuit for a year's rent, but after the Court calculates it, they find that only five days can be proven...

Then fine, they might use their discretion to calculate it as ten days for you, and even at fifty yuan a day, that's only five hundred...

Filing a Lawsuit is really not just a matter of saying a few words.

After exchanging evidence, Zhou Yi followed Lawyer Fang's suggestion and planned to go buy a parking space bollard first.

A parking space bollard... that's a bit of an exaggeration.

(End of chapter)