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Great forum – just came across it when searching for answers to my aunt's problem. Hope you can steer me in the right direction…….
My aunt doesn't own a car but for various reasons listed below, she either needs access to her garage or needs the space in front to be free.
1. As she lives on the 2nd floor, she stores her walking frame in the garage & needs access to it when going to the shops
2. As there is often no visitor parking available, her visitors eg doctor, cleaner, shopper, park in front of her garage.
Unfortunately, an owner resident in the building who owns a 4-wheel drive, regularly parks in front of her garage because they find it too difficult to park in their garage!
My aunt has told them several times not to park there, they apologise profusely, only to do it over & over again! On one occasion they actually said to her that as she didn't have a car, their parking htere wasn't going to be a problem for her! The gall of these people!
They also suggested that when she needed to access her garage, she should contact them & they'd move their car! Unbelievable!
What can I do to help her ? What avenue does she have ?
Thanks, all !
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This should be straightforward and it would be were it not for the fact that your aunt has visitors parking in front of her garage too (it does make me wonder who's in the visitors parking if there are no spaces available).
But my approach would be to firstly ask the Executive Committee or strata manager to issue a warning to the 4WD owner – they are almost certainly in breach of by-laws.
Secondly, your aunt should ask the EC to monitor who is parking in the visitor spaces and, if need be, designate one of them for doctors, health professionals and other carers so that the people who really need the spaces can always find one.
If the EC issues a “Notice To Comply” to the rogue parker, they could face substantial fines from the CTTT if they continue to park illegally. Whether or not your aunt has a car is irrelevant.
The opinions offered in these Forum posts and replies are not intended to be taken as legal advice. Readers with serious issues should consult experienced strata lawyers.
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