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[Heimdall]

A question the has long puzzled me. I live in a block of 9 units in a “comfortable” area. Now and again I discover a real estate sign hammered into the front lawn (under where the bore water sprinkler lines run). No permission sought, no consultation with the property owners (Strata Corp).  After the advertised lot is leased or sold, the sign stays and it stays (promoting the advertisers business success). Can we charge advertising rates on this, certainly local councils do if you put a business name on a shop-front, hang a sign (heaven forfend) above above a footpath or paint a business name on the brickwork of a building entirely within private property that faces a public road.

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[Jimmy-T]

The question of the real estate sign pops up every so often. The sign is on common property so you can tell them to shift or, indeed, charge them rent. Owners in a block like yours often want the sign there when they are trying to sell or rent their property but gone as soon as the deal is done.

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[Heimdall]

I can’t figure out why estate agents seem to have some unchallengeable right to erect a sign on private property without consultation, consent, or terms. It costs our strata every time we have to get a contractor out dig up the front lawn to replace sprinkler heads and bore lines.

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[86_strata]

(reply from Victoria)  Check the rules, there should be something in there about changing the appearance of a property from the outside, or explicitly about signs?  But taking a step back, I don’t see what the issue is or that the committee can unreasonably deny signage even if put to them retrospectively.  One day you too may want to sell or lease your own property.

One of my OCs I used to belong to had a pragmatic approach (in a complex of 46):

1. max of two signs erected at any one time
2. max sign size of 6 x 4 ft (absolutely no bigger signs)
3. max of five weeks for any sign to allow for a typical auction campaign
4. designated spot near the mailboxes for all signs
5. no generic ‘for lease’ or ‘for sale’ signs which can be ugly – they needed to be genuine with photos/descriptions etc.
6. first in, best dressed (so no arguments)
7. permission must be sought by the owner or agent prior to sign going up – SM delegated authority by the OC, the OC don’t hear about anything except for any approvals outside of the points above

It worked for us.

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