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All Strata Parking Articles

  • Can I tow a car?
  • What are our strata parking bylaws?
  • Can our body corporate clamp?
  • For strata parking, what are the rules around visitor parking?

Check your states tab for the latest information about Strata Parking. New information and links are added regularly. Be sure to check back to be kept up-to-date.

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can a car be towed

NSW: Can parking offenders be towed from common property?

Leanne Habib, Premium Strata
In Strata Parking, the vehicle may be moved to another less obstructive position on the common property or another lawful place off the common property. However, the car cannot legally be moved until the expiration of a period of at least five days in compliance with the removal notice.

visitor spaces

QLD: Can a Body Corporate Tow a Car?

Frank Higginson, Hynes Legal
Enforcement of by-laws is a committee issue. The difficulty is knowing who it belongs to. If it is a guest / invitee in visitor car parking – leave the car be. Adjudicators have rarely taken a liking to restrictions on the amount of a time a visitor car park can be used.

Most Recent Articles

  • owners corporation Parking Disputes VIC: How Can an Owners Corporation Handle Incorrect Parking? - Parking disputes are one of the most common problems within Owners Corporations reported to strata managers. It can be immensely frustrating to have someone else park in your space or to see visitor spaces filled with resident cars.
  • parking space for sale NSW: Q&A Renting or Selling a Parking Space in Strata Apartments - Question: I am a lot owner living in my apartment in Sydney. The lot includes a lock-up garage space however I do not own a car. Can the strata Owners Corporation stop me from renting out this car space?

Our articles and Q&As about strata parking bylaws and solving parking issues have been arranged by State

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Strata Parking Useful Links - State by State

New South Wales

  • NSW Fair Trading: Parking in Strata Schemes
    Residents or their visitors are not entitled to park in other lot owners spaces, on common property or in spaces allocated to emergency vehicles. Visitors can only park in allocated visitors’ spaces for a reasonable time, or as indicated in any signage. If a lot entitlement does not include a car parking space, then the residents cannot park in the strata scheme.
  • NSW Fair Trading: Abandoned Goods and Vehicles
    Owners corporations can take steps to remove goods and vehicles that have been abandoned on common property provided they comply with relevant provisions in the Act and its Regulation.

Tasmania

  • Can a lot owner allow his/her car space to be used by other people?

Western Australia

  • Statement of Intent: Vehicle Immobilisation and Vehicle Removal and Detention
    In February 2020, the Western Australian Government released a statement that wheel clamping will be prohibited as a way of controlling parking on private land.
  • Guide to Strata Title
    This publication contains a FAQ section (page 25) for strata owners and residents containing answers to common questions including:

    • I own a lot in a strata scheme established under the 1966 Strata Titles Act. When I bought my unit I thought I owned my garden and car bay, but now I’ve found out that these are common property. How can I own these areas as part of my lot?
    • Can I allow my car bay to be used by other people?


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