Can strata control where real estate signs are placed?

By admin,

I live in a block of 12 units in Sydney NSW.

We do not have a specific by-law regarding "For Sale" and "For Lease" signs or whether they are permitted to be erected by real estate offices on our common property at the front of the building.

Without a specific bylaw referring to this, can an owners corporation or the strata committee insist that a real estate office erect their signs only on a particular area of the common property?

Can the owners corporation also insist that the sign be removed within seven (7) days of a sale or lease of a lot?

Can a body corporate designate parking for visitors only?

By admin,

Our residents have been told that due to council requirements, our two parking spaces are for visitors only. The council informed me when our unit block was approved it was for off street parking, either residents or visitors. Can the Body Corporate Committee decide to make it visitors only?

How can a strata scheme remove a car from visitor parking?

By admin,

There has been a tenant car parked in our visitor car parking space since mid 2020. The owner claims her tenant is stuck overseas due to COVID and the car should be left in the visitor space. The owner is a resident in the complex and claims the tenant boards in one of her bedrooms.

Should she be served a breach notice? Should we seek an order from the commissioner's office to remove the car? So far, letters have been sent, but no breach notices.

Can strata install signs to stop visitors parking overnight?

By admin,

We have a 58 lot building and 58 car parks. No one has a designated car park place. First in gets a parking spot. Quite often recently lot owners or tenants are allowing their visitors to stay overnight and use a parking space resulting in residents of the building losing a parking space and having to park on the road.

Can a resident use visitor parking while hosting a guest?

By admin,

I have a visitor staying with me while house and job hunting. Her car is valuable and attractive and I have parked it in my unit garage and put my old car in a visitors car park

I've been informed in writing I am in breach of the by-laws and face removal. Other people's visitors park in visitors and no parking bays all the time. I believe I am being singled out.

Also, I am disabled. I have a parking permit but am told I cannot park in the sole designated disabled car park on the lot as I have a garage.

Can a caretaker use visitor parking in strata?

By admin,

Our Caretaker is also a lot owner. He lets his unit and carpark out and therefore is not a resident. He regularly uses one of the four visitor car parks when he is at work. Is he allowed to do it? Our by-laws state that owners are not allowed to use visitor car parks. Is he considered a visitor as part of his Caretaker role?

Can a committee stop residents using visitor parking?

By admin,

Our strata scheme has 40 units in duplex configurations. Approximately half of the duplexes have a common property driveway access of sufficient length to park a vehicle in-front of the unit. The other half do not. There are 26 Visitor Car parks throughout the complex.

We have the following by-law related to parking:

Can a body corporate hire a company to enforce parking rules?

By admin,

In our 110 unit complex, the committee has never taken action to enforce the onsite car parking rules, apart from the occasional newsletter.

Many owners and occupiers use the visitor car parks from time to time. Most residents do not mind. I have not seen anything in Body Corporate minutes regarding enforcement but now they have decided to allow an outside company to enforce parking in the carpark. Is this permitted?

This is not a commercial car park, and the outside company have no legal right to issue fines. As owners, where do we stand?

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