Bicycles

Our NSW block of 21 has a number of residents who own bicycles. Over a period of time, they have taken to “parking” their bikes in common property areas – the foyer, on stairwell landings, etc rather than taking them into their units or car spaces.

The OC chairman has taken offence at this and recently circulated notices in the OC name that he will start confiscating these bikes if the owners do not desist.

Reading through our model based By-laws, I can find nothing that prevents residents from doing this. They are not vehicles (sect 2), not rubbish (sect 9) and not causing obstruction (sect 3).

Does the OC have any legal grounds for imposing sanctions against the owners, let alone actually “stealing” them.