Reply To: Committee banned my balcony veggies

Thanks Kaindub. The original & only notification was a polite email with photo attached, quoting the By-Law I was in breach of & asking me to “kindly remove the structure currently erected on my Lot within the next 7 days”. Not sure if that’s an “official” Notice to Comply. I moved the Vegepod out of sight of any neighbours & replied to the email asking correct procedure. As we were new in the building, I asked whether I had to make an official application requesting permission, stating my case for it, etc. I never received a reply. A month later, all residents received a standard notice of the next Building Committee meeting & I noticed  “appearance of lot” on the Agenda. Thought that would be about me & my Vegepod so I attended the meeting as an observer. When the agenda item arose, I was given permission to speak to it.

There was one fellow on the committee who did all the talking. Rather a bully & everyone else just nodded their heads in supposed agreement. From his derisive comments, I knew his mind had been made up & nothing I said would convince him otherwise. I very much doubt any of them knew what the Vegepod actually is. I invited them to come & have a look at it & see that it’s simply a small garden with a protective cover but that was received with utter disinterest.

The “do nothing” & keep on watering my plants sounds like my best option at present, along with being mindful of the legal points Jimmy has outlined in his reply.