@kiwipaul said:
I disagree it depends on whether it’s common or lot property. If it’s lot property they have every right to have a table and chairs in the courtyard (and the worm farm if it doesn’t smell or appear an eyesore). Also a rotary clothes line in a courtyard to dry clothes would generally be acceptable.
That’s simply not true. Maybe in Queensland, KP. But here in NSW you can create and enforce by-laws that cover the appearance of your lot from elsewhere in the strata scheme or even from outside. For instance, some buildings insist on a certain colour of internal blinds so the building has a uniform appearance from outside. That’s private property on a private lot. So, certainly as far as NSW and Victoria are concerned, you are wrong.