Simon - in your particular case I'd have thought the Disability Discrimination Act (now the Equality Act) might come into play. In general, 'A landlord or manager must make changes to any policies or practices they have which disadvantages you because of your disability,' which often means that the requirements of the Act can sometimes override the normal terms of a lease or tenancy agreement or estate rules. It's possible that this could apply to where you put your mobility scooter, though health and safety regulations might prevail. Your housing management should know about the Equality Act and tread carefully in their dealings with you. For them to say 'they're not singling you out' is not a valid answer, because the Act requires that they *should* single you out and treat you differently because of your disability. As for the everyone else's accumulation of domestic things in communal areas, the management of a block I was involved with did eventually remove and dispose of everything after an extended period of letters, stickers and door to door conversations. There was uproar, of course, but it finally solved a problem which had been allowed to go on for years. 'What's wrong with a few plants to brighten up the landing' and 'how do you expect me to get my baby buggy up the stairs?' might seem reasonable questions, until you get the broken appliances and all the other clutter, so it was actually useful to fall back on 'the fire people insist and we're breaking the law'.
Peter Evans ● 3433d