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Hi there,

I’m in Sydney and live in a 20+ villa complex. An EC member and his tenant neighbour both actively encourage their young children to play on our busy driveways. They ride their bikes, skateboards, scooters up and down our various driveways. They play hide and seek behind all the illegally parked cars and play ball games with other children that come to visit up and down the driveways.  I have told the EC member this is dangerous and in breach of our by-laws. The response was this is not a retirement village and the children will continue to play outdoors. Our by-law clearly states children must not remain on common property that is a hazard or risk, as the driveway certainly is.

I have emailed out strata manager my concerns and he has asked for evidence. Am I allowed to take photos of the children on our driveways and as I have already been abused by the EC member can I remain anonymous?

While I’m relatively new here it is obvious this breach and many other including illegally parked cars have been ongoing with no one caring.  I doubt the remaining EC will do anything even though they are all aware of the children playing on our driveways by the noise alone.

Also are there any liability issues around the OC ignoring children playing on our driveways that I can use to strengthen my case?

Thank you for your consideration.

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