@JimmyT said:
Many unit blocks in Sydney ban letting car spaces to non-residents and a by-law forbidding it being the most obvious mechanism for doing this.
It happens in Victoria too. Even in a building where I own a leased apartment. But I have often wondered if it is legal. Or if it would stand up, if legally challenged.
OC’s cannot restrict if a lot gets let or who the lot is let to. So I wonder how they can do it to a car space – which is also a lot or part of a lot.
Controlling general security and resident behaviour is one thing. And if a non-resident caused problems there would be a case to take action against them. But banning letting or sub-letting? Can it realistically be done?
As for security – well anyone can give out door PIN codes, remote control devices and even copies of building keys that are not copy protected. There are limits to what can be practically done re the common entry security to many buildings. Is a car space renter necessarily an increase in security risk over the party giver that gave out the PIN code to 50 friends?