I guess I’ll throw a cat amongst the pigeons.
We purchased our apartment in 2010. When purchased it was already encircled by a fence but was classed common property. The Chairman of the committee told us we could do as we like as no one else could use it so we did. Huge birds of paradise were removed from the small space & we added pavers and gravel to make it easy to maintain & made it attractive.
We were asked recently if we wanted to make it an exclusive use area by the Strata Manager as we used a ‘photo’ of the area when it was advertised for rental last year. We asked the cost involved & what benefit it would be to us to make it exclusive use. Other than being able to advertise it with photos of the area, there was no other benefit. No further action has been sought since we emailed. Had we not tended the area it would be an overgrown jungle now with vermin etc taking over. What happens now? I’ve no idea but the tenant is enjoying the garden space!