Strata titled apartment, never again

[B92 8NW]

Seven months ago I decided to move into an [almost] new apartment to be close to work. It's on the first floor and as part of the lease there is one allocated parking space in the basement.

There's been a few annoying dramas which have been unexpected given the pitch and price of the whole complex, but what ****s me is that some bastard always parks in my allocated parking space. The building is at max occupancy and everyone has one or two spaces allocated - yet some people think that it's their right to let visitors into the secure carpark.

Management have taken steps in the past to see that this doesn't occur, but it's basically impossible to regulate. One of the big drawcards of this place was the security in what is a slightly rougher part of Melbourne:D. I always have to run a big risk leaving my car out on the street.

Basically off the back of that, I'm jack sick of the joint and just want to leave. I have another seven months of the lease remaining. Am I shooting myself in the foot in terms of future rentability if do this? Is it going to burn me financially? It's my first rental in my name. I'm looking at buying a place in the next few months anyway so it might be a moot point.

Any ideas?

[Chucaro]

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[Mick_Marsh]

You've got a Landrover, tow it out.

Yep, renting strata title flats is a mugs game. My opinion.

[carlschmid2002]

I used to live in a flash joint like this in Cairns a while ago. It was right across the road from the Casino in the centre of town. When people parked in my spot I parked my Nissan Patrol behind them. One time I did this on a Friday and went away for the weekend. I paid a lot of rent to live there so I had no sympathy.

[B92 8NW]

I used to live in a flash joint like this in Cairns a while ago. It was right across the road from the Casino in the centre of town. When people parked in my spot I parked my Nissan Patrol behind them. One time I did this on a Friday and went away for the weekend. I paid a lot of rent to live there so I had no sympathy.

I know the place. I lived in Cairns One, if you know of that complex up there and it was the same BS deal with parking.

Thing is here I'm not game to do anything rash (park behind, tow/winch out) as the demographic is predominantly from the "middle azimuth of 90 degrees".

[SBD4]

Yep bastards - you need to install your own bollard:
Manual Parking Locks and Parking Barriers - That's My Spot (http://www.thatsmyspot.com.au/Manual-Parking-Locks-and-Parking-Barriers)

[Eevo]

4 flat tyres quickly makes them think twice.

[rn 36]

While parking some one in may seem a good way to stop this kind of problem let me tell what happened to a frind of mine.

He hired two utes to move some furniture, at some point someone parked one of the utes in. As it was about time to get some dinner they parked in the cuprilt with the second ute and went off to find a feed. They came back an hour or so latter thinking they would find the cuprlit waiting for them. What the found was a smashed window, the ute put in neutral and rolled back and the cuprlit gone. After a lot of cursing they relised that no one wrote down the number plate of thr car.

So beware not everyone is as honest as a landrover owner hehe

[Mick_Marsh]

While parking some one in may seem a good way to stop this kind of problem let me tell what happened to a frind of mine.

He hired two utes to move some furniture, at some point someone parked one of the utes in. As it was about time to get some dinner they parked in the cuprilt with the second ute and went off to find a feed. They came back an hour or so latter thinking they would find the cuprlit waiting for them. What the found was a smashed window, the ute put in neutral and rolled back and the cuprlit gone. After a lot of cursing they relised that no one wrote down the number plate of thr car.

So beware not everyone is as honest as a landrover owner hehe
If you had noted the rego number, the police wouldn't have done anything about it.

[Blknight.aus]

hire a set of mechanics wheel trollies, lift up the vehicle and just push it somewhere else.

The one time I had to live in accomodation like that every body got very very sick of me returning home at 0200 and going door to door with a loud hailer asking for the car in my spot to be moved.

problem started on monday and was solved by wednesday.

[Eevo]

parking so the bad car cant get out is illegal now days anyway.

[Bigbjorn]

If you have a decent trolley jack you can move the offender out into the road or the access. Mates had a car hire business in an area with restaurants all around and in spite of large signs, patrons parked in their gateway. Used the big jack to pull them out into the middle of Glebe Point Road and left them there.

[CraigE]

Well it is illegally parked, have it towed an impounded.
I would place a sign in the park stating that this space belongs to unit such and such anyone parking will have their car towed an impounded at their expense.
As said they are blocking your park, you do have all rights to move the car.
I went through this a while back with tradies building a house next door blocking my driveway in Esperance. One of them was a bit of a smarty so I did inform him that he was blocking my emergency exit without the occupants authorization, so if he did not move it I would back through his shiny XR8 ute and then send him the bill for any damage to my Defender. He thought I was joking until I got in and put it into low range.

[CraigE]

parking so the bad car cant get out is illegal now days anyway.

not if it is your allocated park or driveway. You cannot do it to another persons park or driveway, but if someone parks in yours you do have the right to remove or block as they are illegally park.

[strangy]

You will have no drama with rentals in the future if you break your lease with appropriate notice, according to the contract, to the Landlord.

The Landlord is unable to ensure the car park provided and agreed to in the contract is for your use and therefore this is your grounds for breaking the lease/tenancy early without being responsible for re-letting fees and continued rent until such time as the lease ends or another tenant is found.

It wont sort your car park issue but wont leave you stuck with a tenancy which isn't as agreed.
While it is difficult for the Landlord and not necessarily their fault, it remains their responsibility just the same to provide all facilities according to contract.
Tenant giving notice of intention to vacate - Consumer Affairs Victoria (http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/housing-and-accommodation/renting/ending-a-lease-or-residency/tenant-or-resident-ending-lease-or-residency/tenant-giving-notice-of-intention-to-vacate#how-to-give-notice)

Above link are the basic guidelines and a reasonable Landlord will acknowledge the situation and allow the lease to be terminated.

| Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (http://www.vcat.vic.gov.au/disputes/residential-tenancies)

This link otherwise.

cheers

[goingbush]

Time to call in the Russians

Moving Illegally Parked Cars - YouTube

[B92 8NW]

Thanks strangy. Thats the sort of strategy I'm looking for.

[BMKal]

4 flat tyres quickly makes them think twice.

So does a Landrover bulbar "resting" on their bonnet. ;)

I'm in a similar apartment block in Perth when I'm down here for work. The driver of the car which parks in front of my allocated bay used to have a bad habit of parking well across the dividing line, leaving me only about two thirds of my bay to fit in to. So I raised the suspension to full height one night, drove forward until the bullbar was well over the top of the Falcon sedan, and then lowered the suspension until there was only a very minimal gap between the bottom of the bar and the front of the bonnet of the Falcon.

I now get my full parking bay left alone.

Another problem that we have is that, because we are close to the CBD - some non-residents wait outside the gate until someone leaves in the morning and then drive in and leave their car inside for free all day. I had one such person park in my bay a number of times - when I got home one day, I knew that the owner of the vehicle would arrive shortly to leave, so I parked behind him blocking him in, with the bullbar hard up against the rear end of his riceburner - and then waited.

When he turned up and was most upset about his car being blocked in (and the fact that there was a steel bullbar hard up against his pride & joy - I "explained" to him what would happen if I found his car there again. Haven't seen him since. :D

[Disco Muppet]

Just leave a tarp, some bleach, duct tape, and a kitchen knife in the middle of your spot :D

[Eevo]

if someone parks in yours you do have the right to remove or block as they are illegally park.

nope, that illegal. you cannot block, clamp or detain a car, even if it is your driveway/parking space. the law is on their side. hence why i tell people to not bother with the legal route.

[Eevo]

have it towed an impounded.
not legal either.


these threads are very common on whirlpool and the law is very clear

[goingbush]

You could velcro this to the floor when you go :)

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[V8Ian]

...
You could velcro this to the floor when you go :)

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