Re: My neighbour installed his bathroom plumbing pipes in my property

I am becoming more annoyed by this issue, hence the long post below.

Thanks for the reply. Someone has since told me a Special Privilege & Exclusive Use by-law may be required which makes sense as I consider it a VERY Special Privilege to have someone else’s extensive plumbing in my garage and it is correct that it is Exclusive Use as I cannot fit the things I had stored there back into my garage due to the new plumbing. Space is at a premium at our property as I am in a one bedroom unit that only has one built in wardrobe for storage & my garage is big, beautiful, has mezzanine storage & was in pristine condition – I spent days painting it with special materials & store quite a few things that are valuable to me as well as out of season clothes & gear.

Does anyone have any ideas on whether I should ask for any sort of compensation for the lost space in my garage?

My garage is not one that I just chuck anything into & I am fastidious about the condition I keep it in. If I was asked for my permission/agreement beforehand, I would have said no (& so would have the other owner who makes up the OC as he does not view this as being fair to me & the new owner had other options) as I feel it is a risk to have someone else’s water & sewerage pipes up high in my garage – what if the pipes fail & access is required to their lot to stop or repair the problem & they are away etc? 

I intend to demand that the by-law specifically include the new owner’s responsiblity for any damage to my personal property (as well as my garage) in the event of any leaks, breakages or damage caused during replacement to this plumbing as I don’t think it right that I would have to claim this on my contents insurance – caused by something I didn’t even want there!

Alternatively, I may have been willing to consider this imposition in return for some sort of compensation although I can’t really think of what this would/could be – money is the obvious currency that comes to mind but I don’t think even this would have persuaded me to allow this as the security of my garage is paramount to me.

If I had a choice, I would not have anyone else’s plumbing in it but now it is done, I would feel better about it if I did receive some sort of compensation so I don’t feel hard done by or feel like I have have had one ‘put over’ me as I feel I was forced to accept someone else’s stuff in my property. I would like us all to get past this & have a good relationship & this won’t happen if I feel ripped off as I do now as the new owners gets their renovation that improves their property & increases the value & I have my property encroached upon without being notified or asked, lost space & lost amenity (the pipes are ugly – I am not going to enjoy looking at them).