It seems a lawsuit filed by a Royal Oak resident may have what it took for city officials to acknowledge problems with Municipal Parking Services, the out-of-state company they hired to operate their parking system.
“We don’t come down here to eat anymore. It’s just not worth it for us,” said Nancy Weinert, who is one of a number of people who have been frustrated with the parking system where drivers have to back into the angled parking spots, causing vehicles to cross the center line to reverse into the spaces.
“It stinks. It’s horrible trying to back into these parking areas when there’s traffic coming,” Latanya Davis said. “Now you’ve got to stop traffic and hope no one comes behind you. It’s horrible parking.”
In 2023, Rany Zeki Toma filed a lawsuit against the city of Royal Oak alleging that the “autopay” Sentry Mobile app that MPS uses failed to properly apply money, which resulted in parking violations for Toma.
Toma alleged negligence and negligent misrepresentation surrounding the parking system.