He certainly had a right to say that and much more if he chose. It was afterall private property, I just didn't think anyone would care if we parked there (like I said I failed to notice the gate). It's just that there was no need for it other than to make himself feel superior I guess. Until that comment, we had all been very polite. There's a lot of places that are private property where, generally, no one cares a bit if you park there (church parking lots, department stores, some apartments) as long as they've got the room to spare. The difference is, none of them are gated. Even so, I still feel his comment was unnecessary; we had already thanked him for letting us know and were about to leave, no reason to add insult when we were already embarrassed.