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    YolBee
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      Our strata manager recently sent out a circular in response to complaints about continued parking in the visitor spots. It contained photographic evidence of the vehicles that were consistently doing so. Despite this, the same individuals continue to utilise these spots. Many in the complex also park out the front of their garages (parallel to their double garages – there is no actual driveway just the common drive) making it a challenge to manoeuvre vehicles. We think this is unfair for the following reasons:

      Visitors and tradesman often do not have access to the visitors spots,
      Disabled visitors often do not have access to the disabled parking spot,
      Residents are likely utilising their garage for storage or other purposes, parking their car on the common driveway – we do not, and use it as a garage as it is meant to be.
      The common driveway’s most narrow point is out the front of our lot, and hence it can be a real pain to reverse out, especially as we park two cars in there.
      There is one visitor to another lot who has blocked access to our garage on several occasions –likely attributed to the lack of available visitors spots.

      The schedule 3 model by-law applies in our complex:
       An owner or occupier of a lot must not park or stand any motor or other vehicle on common property, or permit a motor vehicle to be parked or stood on common property, except with the prior written approval of the owners corporation or as permitted by a sign authorised by the owners corporation.
      After about a month of continued parking breaches, we requested that the strata manager follow up the initial circular. The strata manager did, but not before telling us that they (meaning the delinquents?) had already been advised, and it would cost us money to do so.

      The follow up notice was nowhere near as explanatory as the first (i.e. did not note the bylaws being breached, or the consequences of continued breaches, or the photographic evidence we provided). Our view is that unless these things are followed up it sends the message that people can continue affecting others in the complex with no consequence, which is what people are doing, in more ways than one. What is the best course of action here?

      Should I request that another circular be sent? Should I request permission to also park a vehicle out the front of my garage and/or in the visitor spot? I’m sure this would not go down well but then how is that fair?

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