Why are we not given permission for a piece of municipal garden?

Questioner

We have a house for sale on a corner, the corner next to us is rented, The entire residential area has a piece of grass field in front of the door at the corner houses, a municipal garden. Most corner houses have a garden, some of the houses for sale and some of the rental houses do not. It is a municipal garden that is maintained by housing. This does not give permission because the people who rent it have to apply for it, the neighbors do not want it, they are very strange people, everyone has half of it in their own maintenance, some residents have one half and the other half do not, what can we do to rent it anyway, buy it, we want more greenery, now it is a beach field for dogs. Really the entire residential area has it, some do not

Lawyer

Normally, property is the greatest asset and one cannot force a private person to rent or sell it against his will, but more may be expected of a municipality because they should not treat citizens who are in the same circumstances separately. In any case, they will have to be able to indicate with reasons why certain pieces of land are not intended for that. This can be stated in policy or can be seen from consistent use.

Questioner

Well the problem is that the entire neighborhood with a corner house has it, and just like our situation, some have half and the other doesn't, I think that's wrong, we don't really have contact with the neighbors because they nag about everything and don't keep the garden But we do, the municipality has it maintained by the housing association and the housing association says you won't get it because the neighbors are renting and they have to apply for it and that's ridiculous because really, as I already told you, the entire neighborhood has it cut in half and those who didn't want it don't get half. Greetings from us

Lawyer

You say that the piece is now designated as land to be used for dogs. Try to find out if that function is in a zoning plan and try to find out the municipal policy for issuing land to citizens (snippergroen). You could also ask a civil servant.