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resident of a villa in my dads complex parks on common property in front of their garage – this is something that was verbally agreed to many years ago by all the original owner occupiers to allow these owners to do so as they had 2 cars and only 1 garage space. One of the couple is now deceased but the remaining owner is still using this space for their exclusive use for their visitors / family who sometimes stay for multiple days. this was not the intended meaning of the approval . All the original owners who agreed to this have now moved on and my dad is the only one left who was part of the verbal agreement . I do not think that this agreement was ever documented nor noted as an amendment to any of the strata by laws. Am i within my rights ( proxy for my dad) to request to the strata managers that this practice now cease as no other owner has the same right. This assumed right to park on the common property could/would become a financial windfall should the owner sell and falsely claim a right to park there for any prospective buyer. any help appreciated
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What impact is it having on other residents? If there is no one affected, what is the issue?
You say “common property in front of their garage”. I wonder if this is like the situation in our townhouse complex, where many lots have dedicated drive in front of their garage, leading to the shared drive.
Visitors, tradies, and even the owners park their cars on this dedicated drive, with no impact on anyone else, and none on access to the common drive. Technically they are parking on common property, but no one else could park there as if they did they would be blocking access to the lot garage.
It seems the same as a standalone house parking in their driveway.