› Flat Chat Strata Forum › Parking Peeves › Parked car blocks our garage › Current Page
First of all, you could try politely reminding them that they are in breach of the by-laws which (I assume) states they can't park on common property. They would have received a copy of the by-laws when they signed their lease – but even if they didn't, ignorance is no defence.
Secondly, point out to them that by being in breach of the by-laws they are almost certainly in breach of their lease (which will state that they have to abide by the by-laws of the strata scheme). So what they think is a minor inconvenience to you is clearly a potential major inconvenience to them.
Meanwhile, you need to ask your Executive Committee or Strata Manager to issue a Notice To Comply. If they ignore that, they face substantial fines to a maximum of $5,500 from the CTTT.
By the way, if you have a camera that can date stamp pictures (digital ones will do so anyway, if you've set the time and date) you should start taking pictures to prove this is a real and ongoing problem.
Having said all that, I think if you politely explain to them that 'it's “tough” on them – if they keep parking there, the will be fined and possibly evicted – they might see the error of their ways.
And, I might make this my Renters Rant in a week or so, so show them the article in the Herald – if that doesn't fix it, then a Notice To Comply is the way to go.