My assigned parking spot technically fits a car, but only if the driver exits through the trunk

My apartment comes with one assigned space in the underground garage. The painted rectangle is a normal width. The concrete pillar inside the rectangle is not.

If I center my car between the lines, the driver's door opens about six inches before meeting the pillar. If I park far to the right, I can get out, but the passenger side sits close to the neighboring space. The neighbor drives a pickup and already leaves me careful little notes about staying inside my line. I have become excellent at folding myself out of a compact sedan while holding my breath.

The leasing office says the spot is usable because my vehicle fits within the markings. They offered to put me on a waitlist for another space, but they would not estimate whether that means two weeks or two years. There are unassigned visitor spaces, yet residents cannot use them overnight. I asked whether I could trade directly with someone. The manager said all changes must go through the office.

I do not need a luxury space. I need a repeatable way to enter and exit without risking the neighbor's truck or my lower back. Backing in moves the pillar beside a different door but makes the turn tighter. Parking nose-in at an angle violates the line. Getting out before pulling fully into the spot works only when nobody is waiting behind me, and it does nothing when I return with groceries.

I am documenting the geometry with photos and measurements, including the door opening rather than only the tire position. I plan to ask the office for a short supervised test so the issue is visible instead of described as “tight.” I will also ask whether any tenant in a more open spot wants a voluntary trade processed through management.

What else would make the request practical rather than dramatic? Is the best argument safe access, avoiding damage, or simply that a parking space should support the normal act of leaving the vehicle?