Hi everyone,
I can appreciate the thoughts here around people doing their own thing on common property and trying to get away with it. I have an unusual position and would love some community feedback.
I have posted my issue in the “common property” forum about the use of a patio that is actually registered on strata as common property. ie. It isn’t drawn into the strata plan as part of our lot.
When we bought the ground floor unit ( 4 years ago ), the tiled area outside our door was already there and the previous owners used it by having a small table and chairs on it. From what we can tell, it has been there since the building was built. ie 35 years ago. Until now we have never had an issue.
It is a tiled areas that is on one concrete slab that run across two ground floor units. There is also a divider between the two units.
The area has to be dug up to treat a concrete roof of a carpark underneath it. Some of the unit owners are hesitant to replace the tiled area as they feel it is common property and they don’t benefit from its use (like we do).
They have called an Exec Committe Meeting to propose not replacing the tiled patio area outside out door by means of special resolution to go to the OC.
We are extremely reasonable in our use of the patio area, far from damaging common property or causing disruption to others. The grassed area that flows from the patio is never accessed by other residents, but is left completely unobstructed and clear.
Any thoughts greatly appreciated 