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BadgerBoi said:
JimmyT said:
The simplest answer is to Google “pop-up bollards” and look at the options for securing your space when it's not in use.
Brilliant – don't know why I didn't think of that myself.
Just for the hell of it I might try one that I can raise while the offender is sitting in the space so he can't move his car until I'm ready to let him go
. thanks JimmyT
We had a similar problem and handled it in two ways.
Firstly, most owners installed a lift-up / fold-down lockable bollard.
Secondly, we created and registered a Special By Law that amongst other things stated that each Proprietor / Resident must use the numbered parking space that forms part of their Lot, AND that if they didn't AND they ignored a politely worded reminder from the Owners Corporation, then they would receive a parking fee not exceeding $500/day or part thereof.
Yes… $500; so we wouldn't have to amend the Special By-Law every time we wanted to increase the amount – the current Fee $25.
The Special By-Law makes the Proprietor of the Lot responsible in circumstances where a Resident (tenant) or their Visitor does not pay the Fee.
The whole thing has been tested once before the CTTT when one Resident refused to pay our Fee and the Proprietor ignored the Owners Corp's Invoices, and after some affirmative advice to our Proprietor from the CTTT's mediator, we won the day!
Over the 3 years that this Special By-Law has been in place, the Owners Corp has issued around 60 reminders, and there have been only 2 Fees issued; both paid.
So it works and it's legal so long as it's not a Parking FINE!