Save where a by-law made pursuant to the Act authorises him so to do, a proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not park or stand any motor or other vehicle upon common property other than in the areas provided except with the consent in writing of the Body Corporate.

A proprietor or occupier or a lot shall not obstruct lawful use of common property by any person.

A proprietor or occupier shall not: -

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    (a. Damage any lawn, garden, tree, shrub, plant or flower being part of           or situated upon common property; or

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    (b. Except with the consent in writing of the Body Corporate, use for               his own purposes as a garden any portion of the common property.

A proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not mark, paint, drive nails or screws or the like into, or otherwise damage or deface any structure that forms part of the common property except with the consent in writing of the Body Corporate, but this By-Law does not prevent a proprietor or person authorised by him from installing:-

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• Any locking or other safety device for the protection of his lot against intruders; or

• Any screen or other device to prevent entry of animals or insects upon his lot.

Provided that the locking or other safety device or, as the case may be, screen or other device is constructed in a workmanlike manner, is maintained in a state of good and serviceable repair by the proprietor and does not detract from the amenity of the building.

A proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not deposit or throw upon the common property, any rubbish, dirt, dust or other material likely to interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of the proprietor or occupier of another lot or of any person lawfully using the common property.

(a.  A proprietor of a lot, their guests, servants or agents shall not make            or permit any noise likely to interfere in any way with the peaceful              enjoyment of other proprietors of lots or of any person lawfully using        the common property. In particular no proprietor of a lot shall hold or        permit to be held any social gathering in his lot which would cause            any noise which unlawfully interferes with the peace and quietness          of any other proprietor of a lot, at any time of day or night and in                  particular shall comply in all respects with the Noise Abatement Act          1979, as amended.

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(b.  In the event of any unavoidable noise in a lot at any time the                        proprietor thereof shall take all practical means to minimise                        annoyance to other proprietors of lots by closing all doors, windows          and curtains of his lot and also such further steps as may be within            his power for the same purpose and shall cease the activity creating          a noise or nuisance upon the request of the Body Corporate through        its representative.

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Guests leaving after 11.00 pm shall be requested by their hosts to leave quietly. Quietness also shall be observed when a proprietor of a lot returns to the dwelling late at night or early morning hours.

Save where a by-law made pursuant to the Act authorises him so to do, a proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not park or stand any motor or other vehicle upon common property other than in the areas provided except with the consent in writing of the Body Corporate.

Subject to the Act a proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not, without the approval in writing of the Body Corporate, keep any animal upon his lot or the common property.

a) A proprietor of a lot shall not, except with the consent in writing of          the Body Corporate Committee, hang any washing, towel, bedding,        clothing or other article or display any sign, advertisement, placard,        banner. pamphlet or like matter on any part of his lot in such a way          as to be visible from the common property or any other lot.

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b) Sub-clause (a) does not prevent the original proprietor from placing      on any individual lot or upon the common property such advertising      signs, placards, banners, pamphlets or other material as is                        reasonably necessary for the promotion and sale of units in the plan,      or in the Community Plan of which the plan forms part.

No structural alteration shall be made to any unit (including alteration to gas, water, electrical installation or work for the purpose of enclosing in any manner whatsoever the balcony of any unit and including the installation of any air conditioning system) without the prior permission in writing of the Body Corporate Committee, and if required by the Act a resolution without dissent passed at a general meeting of the Body Corporate.

Each proprietor shall be responsible for the maintenance of his lot and shall ensure that his lot is so kept and maintained as not to be offensive in appearance to other lot owners through the accumulation of excess rubbish or otherwise.

A proprietor shall not hang curtains visible from outside the lot unless those curtains have a white backing, or unless such colour and design have been approved by the Body Corporate Committee. A proprietor shall not install, renovate and/or replace a curtain backing or window treatment without having the colour and design of same approved by the Body Corporate Committee. In giving such approvals, the Body Corporate Committee shall ensure so far as practicable that curtain backing, and window treatment used in all units have colours that are sympathetic to the tones of the building and present an aesthetic appearance when viewed from common property or any other lot.

Save where a by-law made pursuant to the Act authorises him so to do, a proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not park or stand any motor or other vehicle upon common property other than in the areas provided except with the consent in writing of the Body Corporate.

All lots shall be utilised for residential purposes or short-term accommodation and shall not be utilised for any other purpose that may cause a nuisance or hazard or for any illegal or immoral purpose or for any purpose that may endanger the safety or good reputation of persons residing within the parcel.

Each proprietor shall, save where the Body Corporate provides some other means of disposal of garbage: 

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• Maintain within his lot, or on such part of the common property as may be authorised by the Body Corporate, in clean and dry condition an adequately covered receptacle for garbage;

• Comply with all local authority By-Laws and ordinances relating to the disposal of garbage;

• Ensure that the health, hygiene and comfort of the proprietor or occupier of any other lot is not adversely affected by his disposal of garbage.

A proprietor of a lot shall not. except with the consent in writing of the Body Corporate, use or store on his lot or upon the common property any flammable chemical, liquid or gas or other flammable material other than chemicals, liquids, gases or other material used or intended to be used for domestic purposes including gas barbecues, or any such chemical, liquid, gas or other material in a fuel tank of a motor vehicle or internal combustion engine.

The water closets, conveniences and other water apparatus including waste pipes and drains shall not be used for any purpose other than those for which they were constructed, and no sweepings or rubbish or other unsuitable substance shall be deposited therein. All costs or expenses resulting from damage or blockage to such water closets, conveniences, water apparatus, waste pipes and drains from misuse or negligence shall be borne by the proprietor whether the same is caused by his own actions or those of members of his household or his servants or agents or guests.

Proprietors shall not bring to, do or keep anything in his lot which shall increase the rate of fire insurance on the building or any property on the land or which may conflict with the laws and/or regulations relating to fires or any insurance policy upon the building or any property on the land or the regulations or ordinances of any public authority for the time being in force.

Windows shall be kept clean and promptly replaced with fresh glass of the same kind, colour and weight as at present if broken or cracked.

A proprietor shall give the Body Corporate Committee prompt notice of any accident to or fault in the water pipes, gas pipes, electrical installations or fixtures which comes to his knowledge and the Body Corporate Committee shall have authority by its agents or servants in the circumstances having regard to the urgency involved to examine or make such repairs or renovations as they may deem necessary for the safety and preservation of the building as often as may be necessary.

In the event of any infectious disease which may require notification by virtue of any Statute, Regulation or Ordinance affecting any person in any lot the proprietor of such lot shall give, or cause to be given, written notice thereof and any other information which may be required relative thereto to the Body Corporate Committee and shall pay to the Committee the expenses of disinfecting the building where necessary and replacing any articles or things the destruction of which may be rendered necessary by such disease.

Upon one (l) days’ notice in writing the Body Corporate Committee and its servants, agents and contractors shall be permitted to inspect the interior of any lot and test the electrical, gas or water installation or equipment therein and to trace and repair any leakage or defect in the said installations or equipment (at the expense of the proprietor in cases where such leakage or defect is due to any act or default of the said proprietor or his tenants, guests, servants or agents). If not so permitted, they may effect an entry. The Body Corporate Committee, in exercising this power, shall ensure that its servants, agents and employees cause as little inconvenience to the proprietor as is reasonable in the circumstances.

The Body Corporate Committee may make rules relating to the common property not inconsistent with these By-Laws and the same shall be observed by the proprietors of lots unless and until they are disallowed or revoked by a majority resolution at a general meeting of the Body Corporate.

The Committee may employ for and on behalf of the Body Corporate such agents and servants as it thinks for in connection with the exercise and performance of the powers, authorities, duties and functions of the Body Corporate.

All complaints, applications or requests to the Body Corporate or its Committee shall be addressed in writing to the Secretary or the Body Corporate Manager of the Body Corporate.

Where any lot or common property is leased or rented, otherwise than to a proprietor of a lot, the lessor or, as the case may be, landlord shall cause to be produced to the lessee or tenant for his inspection a copy of the by-laws for the time being in force in respect of the plan.

Proprietors shall observe the terms of any notice displayed in the common area by authority of the Body Corporate Committee or of any statutory authority.

The duties and obligations imposed by the By-Laws on a proprietor of a unit shall be observed not only by the proprietor but by the proprietor’s tenants, guests, servants, employees, agents, children, invitees and licensees.

Where the Body Corporate expends money to make good damage caused by a breach of the Act or of these By-Laws by any proprietor or the tenants, guests, servants, employees, agents, children, invitees or licensees of the proprietor or any of them, the Committee shall be entitled to recover the amount so expended as a debt in any action in any Court of competent jurisdiction from the proprietor of the unit at the time when the breach occurred.

A proprietor (which expression shall extend to a mortgagee in possession) shall pay on demand the whole of the Body Corporate’s costs and expenses (including Solicitor and own client costs), such amount to be deemed a liquidated debt, incurred in:

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a). Recovering levies or moneys payable to the Body Corporate                     pursuant to the Act duly levied upon that proprietor by the Body             Corporate or otherwise or pursuant to the By-Laws of the Body               Corporate;

b). All proceedings including legal proceedings concluded in favour of       the Body Corporate taken by or against the proprietor or the lessee         or occupier of the proprietor’s lot, including but not limited to,                   applications for an Order by the Referee, appeals to the Tribunal             and appeals to the Court.

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In the event that the proprietor (or his mortgagee in possession) fails to attend to the payment of such costs and expenses after demand is made for the payment of same, the Body Corporate may: 

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i)   Treat such costs and expenses as a liquidated debt and take action       or the recovery of same in any Court of competent jurisdiction; and         may

ii).  Enter such costs and expenses against the levy account of such             proprietor in which case the amount of same shall be paid to the             Body Corporate upon a subsequent sale or disposal of the                       proprietor’s lot failing which the purchaser of such lot shall be liable        to the Body Corporate for the payment of same.

Save where a by-law made pursuant to the Act authorises him so to do, a proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not park or stand any motor or other vehicle upon common property other than in the areas provided except with the consent in writing of the Body Corporate.

Save where a by-law made pursuant to the Act authorises him so to do, a proprietor or occupier of a lot shall not park or stand any motor or other vehicle upon common property other than in the areas provided except with the consent in writing of the Body Corporate.