Shules have the right to set any policy they want regarding seats. We have the a seating chart (seats are purchased for the year) listed on the board before entering the shule and another on the wall in the shule. It states that one should ask the gabbai if they need a seat. Our rule is that one cannot ask someone to move after Shochen Ahd. We have plenty of non-assigned seats available on any given Shabbos or Yom Tov. Rules are set aside for a simcha. I have been asked to move to another seat when I visited other shules. Again, one has to be asked/told in a way that is bderech hakavod.
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