My neighbour is storing items like their shoe rack and umbrella rack outside their front door and it is unpleasant to look at.
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Answer by Neha Sharma, Hillsdale 2036 Sydney
- Residents must first obtain written permission from the owners’ corporation before storing items of any description on the common property.
- This includes storing prams and bicycles under the stairwell.
- It is unlikely that your neighbour would receive permission to store personal items such as shoes and umbrellas on common property.
- It always advisable to speak to your neighbour personally first. However if you are not comfortable in doing so you can ask your strata manager or executive committee member to speak or write to them.
- If you have tried speaking to them but the behaviour continues you might request that a ‘Notice to comply with a by-law’ be issued by the executive committee or strata manager requiring your neighbour to remove their items from the common property.