Ignoring the same circular three times is a decision, not an oversight.

How many times can an owner ignore the same notice from the trustees before it stops being forgetfulness? Once is easy to believe, and twice is possible. When the same circular lands in the same post box a third time, about the same trailer parked in the visitors' bays, the owner has read it and decided the rule does not apply to him.

Say a body corporate sends a notice about a conduct rule, then a second notice quoting the rule in full, then a third warning about the next step. Each notice is dated and copied to the file. By the time the trustees act, whether through a fine where the conduct rules allow one or through the dispute route open to sectional title schemes, the owner cannot say he was never told.

That is really the point of sending the same circular more than once. The trustees are building a record that turns a habit into a choice. And the owner, by doing nothing, is helping them build it.

The other owners are watching too. When one person parks where the rules say he cannot and nothing follows, the rule starts to mean less for everyone, and the next trailer arrives sooner.