Original Commentary
Our apartment has assigned parking, as I'm sure most apartments have- it's really difficult to find parking around the building if you don't, so I can understand why Patrick is so annoyed here.-Isabel

Modern Commentary
You might say "ten bucks a month is incredibly cheap for parking". But this is the kind of place that expects you to have a car. So you only save a couple bucks if you don't.

Her previous place had expensive parking, because if you were there you probably didn't have a car; if you did, they'd gouge you for all they could - Terrence