[Bean16]

Thank you! Yes when you put it that way I can see that this whole situation should be resolved all at once. We’re already in the poo…might as well get deeper and resolve it once and for all. I’m in the process of looking for specialist strata lawyers to set up the strata scheme properly and at this time I am hoping we can resolve the fence and parking issue via this means. If not, then mediation etc will be necessary and I will take the steps that you have all outlined. Thank you for your help yet again. I really appreciate your advice.

[Bean16]

Thankyou Jimmy! That clears that up very nicely. This little dog will definitely lie down on this one! Thanks again for your prompt answer! Cheers!

[Bean16]

Wow, thank you all for your advice. I have been diligently taking photo’s of errant parking and keeping copies of any letters sent. Hopefully I won’t have to utilise any of the aforementioned. If I don’t receive a response from my neighbours to my polite letter by the date requested, I will pop a copy into their mailbox of the Strata Living Guide and a copy of the Strata Schemes Management Regulation 2010 model by-laws, with the relevant by-laws highlighted and a cover note requesting that from this point forward, we all adhere to the by-laws. Hopefully this will see the cessation of inequities in parking. As for the fence on common ground issue, I’m inclined to sit on this one for a while (pardon the pun!) until parking matters subside (I’m an optimist!)…If they become reasonable and fair then I see no reason to demolish it if verbal assault and intimidation is no longer a threat. I would like to see it demolished prior to a new owner though. Do you think this is the right way to go for now? I don’t wish to inflame things further, as once I go down the road of notices to comply, interim orders and mediation etc I fear the animosity will get worse and I will no longer want to be in my home. I am looking into strata managers and/or Strata IT programs to better manage our lot and to alleviate any further problems we may have. Thanks again for all of your help!

[Bean16]

Thank you for all of your advice. There are only two villas and we each have a unit of entitlement of 10/20…so we are 50/50 on decisions. We don’t have a strata manager and all decisions we have made over the years have been informal and verbal. The reason we are currently not on speaking terms is due to a parking issue whereby the owners husband had been parking on common property grass for the last 4 years, but when my partner moved in a month ago and started parking parallel to the husbands car, we were told she didn’t want him parking on the grass. Her husband then began to block my partners car from gaining access to the area, whilst he remained parking on the common property. Last week, her father blocked access to our garage with his car and then verbally assaulted and intimidated my partner, as he had to park on council verge due to the blockage. The only reason I wish to know my rights in regards to the fence is that we fear going to the meter box due to the verbal assault and intimidation. My partner is an electrician and wishes to check to see if any extra power points have been wired to my electricity (her father is an electrician also and he did put one in but I’m not sure whose power supply it’s feeding off). It is a highly uncomfortable situation as you can imagine. I don’t wish to feel uncomfortable accessing something which is wholly within my rights to do so. I also don’t want this to happen with possible future owners if she sells. In regards to compliance notices regarding breaching by-laws on parking on common property…how does a two villa strata go about issuing compliance notices, obviously without both parties agreeing to issue one? Is there any detailed information on how a two strata, equal unit of entitlement development can manage disputes without resorting to mediation every time there is an issue? Thanks so much for your help!!

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