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I agree with JT that the rules are whatever your owners corporation decides them to be. Where I live, a clause of the conditions attached to the allocation of parking spaces states:
The Member shall not use the area over which a special privilege has been granted or the carport or any other improvement erected on it for any purpose other than the parking and garaging of vehicles, the storage of his, her or their personal effects, and any other purposes from time to time approved in writing by the Owners Corporation. When storing any items other than motor vehicles in the special privilege parking areas Members must:
- ensure that any items which are flammable are stored in a fireproof container;
- ensure that no items are stored in such a way that they may spill or fall over;
- ensure that no items stored pose a trip or fall hazard;
- ensure that no sharp edges are left uncovered; and
- comply with local government requirements for the storage, handling and collecting of stored items.
Storage of larger quantities of personal effects for extended periods can become an eyesore and the Owners Corporation may require the removal of items deemed excessive by notice given in writing to the Member concerned. Where the Member does not remove the item within 7 days of receiving the written notice, the Owners Corporation may remove and dispose of the item. The Owners Corporation without providing any notice may remove or make safe items which are deemed to be a hazard to owners, visitors or contractors.
