I am a tenant in a private compound of 18 flats in 4 blocks. One particular tenant, who is young and healthy with a big luxury car, parks straddling two of the very-limited off-road parking spaces for no other reason than convenience of opening his doors wide! He also parks 2 metres out of the slot to avert possible bird mess along the boundary line of trees but this hinders egress for others.
Additionally this individual continues to leave his baby buggy blocking a communal fire exit inside the building (and a scrappy old dustpan to wedge it open in warm weather) -- despite being warned repeatedly by fire officers and the caretaker over the past 15 months. Unfortunately the fire service claims to have no powers of enforcement, only those of advice, and refuses to return after attending twice.
The caretaker, who only attends very limited hours, is very weak about enforcing these matters and the landlord himself doesn't give a stuff, even though he has been warned about potential fire claims being compromised. The local council has no interest in private compounds, only structural and building matters. Any private parking contractors could only be hired at the instigation of the landowner. I believe the miscreant knows he is doing wrong but luxuriates in the fact that he is playing cat and mouse -- and the cat is always napping. Possible other options for me: write to M.P. and local councillor, or seek a court injunction to stop him doing these things. Any comments or advice from members here?
One additional point about this landlord: he has a 'rule', not in the tenancy agreement, that residents' vehicles must remain taxed for the road to park in his compound. The individual above complies but another tenant, to whom he is distantly-related and who does electrical work there, keeps a decrepit, mould-covered car for storage purposes which is untaxed. When I raised the taxation matter I was cautioned not to interfere. Can a landlord impose such double-standards on his land? Thanks for any responses.
Additionally this individual continues to leave his baby buggy blocking a communal fire exit inside the building (and a scrappy old dustpan to wedge it open in warm weather) -- despite being warned repeatedly by fire officers and the caretaker over the past 15 months. Unfortunately the fire service claims to have no powers of enforcement, only those of advice, and refuses to return after attending twice.
The caretaker, who only attends very limited hours, is very weak about enforcing these matters and the landlord himself doesn't give a stuff, even though he has been warned about potential fire claims being compromised. The local council has no interest in private compounds, only structural and building matters. Any private parking contractors could only be hired at the instigation of the landowner. I believe the miscreant knows he is doing wrong but luxuriates in the fact that he is playing cat and mouse -- and the cat is always napping. Possible other options for me: write to M.P. and local councillor, or seek a court injunction to stop him doing these things. Any comments or advice from members here?
One additional point about this landlord: he has a 'rule', not in the tenancy agreement, that residents' vehicles must remain taxed for the road to park in his compound. The individual above complies but another tenant, to whom he is distantly-related and who does electrical work there, keeps a decrepit, mould-covered car for storage purposes which is untaxed. When I raised the taxation matter I was cautioned not to interfere. Can a landlord impose such double-standards on his land? Thanks for any responses.