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As we are about to send out even more “reminder” notices about residents not parking in the visitors car spots, was wondering whether it is worth writing to the owner of one unit whose tenant is a serial offender. In May 2011, the Flat Chat column “Party over for crash pad owners” where it said that the owners of an apartment where found responsible for noise created by their tenants, could we advise the owners that their tenant does not comply with by laws and to instruct them to do such or we may find the owner responsible for their tenants behaviour?
This however does not help with the resident owner who is fast becoming the biggest abuser of parking in the visitors spots, despite ample street parking and a garage of their own. However, they have not received numerous reminder notices – yet.
There are no visitors car spots for anyone having visitors this weekend. Residents have already snaffled them. Too bad for those having friends and family over! The parking area has been badly damaged now due to the constant stream of residents (it is, by order of the council, a grassed area – or should I say was grassed). So should we also politely tell them that it is against our strata by laws to damage common property and their constant parking has caused damage? With the cars there,especially on weekends, the OC can't even do any maintenance on this lawn area to maintain it. Can we find them liable (or at least insinuate that we may find them liable) to pay for the grass to be reinstalled? The grassed area is also where owners can wash their cars legally. So they are not only breaking a by law regarding parking on common property but also regarding blocking the use of common property for its intended use (we have previously quoted this by law when residents “stole” garbage bins for their personal use)