Hi all,
Need some outside opinions.
We have recently moved into a townhouse where our neighbours have been for 4 years. There are 4 of us and 3 of them. 2 of us in garage and car port and other 2 on the street.
They have been parking in community space (shown) for that time, so they say, which is also located right in front of our house, garage door and car port.
He claims it’s communal and “first in first served” to which he later stated that it’s “how dedicated parking space”. Caught out.
He is stopping us from getting both in and out of our own space. Have spoken to him numerous times to which he has agreed but then continued to do so.
Body corporate has been notified aswell.
What is best to do in this situation?
Posted by Thin-Read-653
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I would tell them to move it every time I had to leave my driveway and email body corporate while doing so. That’s not acceptable. Be so annoying that somebody has to do something about it
Get the body corp laws and they’ll be something in there about parking. Then speak to the BC.
If it blocks one of the dedicated carparks ability to come and go, it can’t really be a space, can it? Maybe I’m basic but I don’t really understand. If you have to ask someone to move to drive into your place….it can’t really be a park.
I was in this situation but I had a shitty car covered in scratches (love hitting the parking poles) and told them it’s okay I don’t mind if my car gets scratched up anyways.
They stopped. Is one of those many cars suitable for this?
Pester your body corp and your agent everytime you have to ask them to move it.
Having said that, also expect this to annoy the agent and the BC so they will get shitty with you as well.
If you get a chance, arrange with a mate to park their shitty car there (make sure your vehicles are on the street) for an extended period.
If it’s in your space, get it towed.
I assume that’s not a park given the proximity to your place.
If they’re preventing you getting to your garage and body corp isn’t taking action, I’d probably return the medicine and park them in rather than finding somewhere in the street. I’d then decline to remove the car immediately and do it at a time that suited myself.
If they can’t get to work for a day, maybe they’ll take more notice of the impact they’re having.
I’d just make sure your actions are limited to impacting them.
But ideally you can have body corp sort it out before escalating it.
Just park in that spot, preferably a car you can leave there forever
I’d say just park where he is as often as possible to give him a taste of his medicine. Tell him he’s free to park in your spot anytime you are parked here. He cannot get mad as according to him, anyone can park here. All the while take other actions to resolve it with body corporate. Worst case, get him towed.
Sure you have a mate with a 4wd that’ll happily skull drag it out of the way.
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So where that’s parked- is effectively the driveway to your garage? Yeah nah they’re so wrong.
Get him towed. Can’t park in common area, unless it’s a designating parking space.
What a terrible house to live in
I have a tool that will fix this situation
Buy a wreck and dump it there. Go full petty. Lol. But seriously, people are arrogant mongrels. Get the biggest prick you know to ask nicely.. “this once and final time”. I know it’s ghetto but it usually works
Go and buy a beat up au falcon and park it there. Tell him its your wifes project car and wont be there long. Then ignore it for a few months
Too many suggestions in this thread to tow the person from redditors who don’t understand what has to happen and who has to do it. Do not take on the burden of attempting to tow someone from common property as a resident. It is a body corporate responsibility and can only be executed if permitted by the bylaws and after notice is given. It is not worth the consequences I promise. Leave it for BC to address.
Start parking across their driveway and carport.
Problem solved.
You’ll need to keep on at the body corporate, I’m afraid. Photo and email every time.
Just get his car towed. He will then stop. You did everything a reasonable neighbour would or should. Now he has revealed he is a dickhead and won’t stop until there are consequences.
Don’t tell him you got it towed.
Alternatively, put out some big potplants or an obstacle that can be moved but causes a hassel.
Leave bird seed on his car roof. Let birds shit on his car.
Also maybe a little chalk line on his driver’s door. Just enough to scare him that he’s been scratched.
Also maybe wash your car too close to his and splash it with some dirty water?
Hkney on his windscreen is probably too far. After all, he knows where you live.
Some people only learn from physical consequences.
Big ass flower pot right in that spot. Put a cacti of some sort to show you can going to be a prickly batard about it.
Only body corp can solve this.
They’ll likely send a letter to all owners to remind them (or their tenants) that you can’t park on common property, and after that they should start issuing breach notices
It’s actually ridiculous how entitled some people are. There’s a special place in hell for people who park on common property (and in visitor carparks, especially be sure they often either have way too much shit in their garage or own too many cars.
Send a photo to body corp every time you see it. Harrass them into doing their jobs. Ask about getting a “no parking” sign installed. My complex has a general “only park in parking spaces” sign and spots that look like parking bays but aren’t (cos parking there will block a driveway) have their own “no parking” signs.
The petty side of me is saying to drive as close as you can to it and lay on the horn every time you need to get in or out of your driveway. Screw asking nicely every time. What if there was an emergency and you couldn’t find the owner in a hurry?
Are they tenants or owners? If tenants, have them breached.
It also appears to block emergency access to the properties. Body Corporate should tell them to keep it clear.
Agree I would beep loudly every 20 seconds until it is moved. The neighbours will get annoyed at you but eventually tell him to stop antagonizing you.
Every time you need to leave just sit on your horn until the idiot comes out to move it?