DENVER — When he has class, Metropolitan State University of Denver student Joel Hundley parks in the Scott Lott near the Auraria Campus.

"I park in this lot because it's the cheapest," Hundley said.

Even though he has proof he paid, Hundley said parking notices started showing up in the mail last month.

"I know sometimes I break the rules and don't pay for parking, but I know for sure I paid for parking these times," he told Denver7 Investigates.

He was surprised to get four “notices of non‑compliance," each for $102.

When he tried to dispute the charges, the parking lot manager, Parking Revenue Recovery Services, only agreed to take $20 off each ticket.

"I'm a poor college student," Hundley said. "No one can afford that. And if you can, hit me up."

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