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Originally Posted by dddave
Bought a home here two years ago...thought we were in paradise...The Village Reality realtor knew we wanted to build a lanai on the side of our corner lot...he suggest a surveyor...survey came back that the easement left 15' from the house for the lanai...great...last month asked for bids...first contractor said immediately we could not built because easement leaves only 5' to build. Checked with Sumter County...sure enough - 10' from the curb for the county...then 20' by the developer!! for ????....asked about an easement appeal - The Villages haven't granted an easement appeal since the Morris' bought their first acre...I finally realized what the homes in The Villages reminded me of - a senior citizens' Levitt Town.
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Things that I have learned after 50 years in Community Banking.
Never take the word of a real estate salesman. They are too financially involved in the transaction and are many times ignorant of the pertinent RE law and regs. Use an attorney(Real Estate Specialist-with malpractice ins) . All attorneys are not the same. -- Read the Docs. Easements are fully described there.
Do not know the facts of this case but am continually amazed. how casually people treat the review and consideration of the (normally) largest purchase
they will ever make.