@friskiffla - If you live near the Innocent Railway Tunnel, I know which development you live in, and have had LITERALLY the same arguments in the exact same situation!
My favourite moment was when one of the higher ups in the committee complained about the gardeners using a leaf blower rather than a rake, because they work from home and it was disturbing them, and then another of the higher ups brought up that you weren't meant to work from home. Ace.
@RWoods - welcome. Beware of communal garages IMHO. In the development I mention above the garage we had access to was accessed by the use of a bin key and was regularly left open, and regularly raided by kids. No way I'd leave my bike there. One neightbour had sneakily installed a ground anchor and another had made a bucket of concrete with an old D-lock set in it. That was pretty good but I'd still not keep a racing bike there!