Question: Is it a requirement that Large Waste Bins in a Residential Strata Complex need to be located within an Enclosure and not to be left in an open space.
Answer: There is no requirement for this under body corporate legislation. You may want to consider how any appearance of the lot by laws could apply here.
There is no requirement for this under body corporate legislation. It’s possible that you could have a by-law around how bins are kept but that would be site specific and you would need to review your by-laws to confirm. Depending on the situation, you may also want to consider how any appearance of the lot by laws could apply here.
Requirements around bins are more likely to be put in place by the people doing the collection or maintenance of the area. That may be council, a private collection company or any caretakers you have on site. They may have reasonable conditions under which waste collection at your site is arranged and that could include that they need the bins to be enclosed so that they can be maintained in a clean and safe manner.
Reading behind the question this sounds like there may be a communication issue here. Instead of considering the matter from a legal perspective, it may be good to speak to the relevant people and see if there is a reason why the bins at your site are in an enclosed area.
This post appears in Strata News #482.
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