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Originally Posted by manaboutown
Something needs to be done, not only in The Villages but in other 55 and over communities. I know of one such community which used to be tightly run but has recently come under new management - the residents (gulp)!. With the exception of caregivers one occupant of a couple is required to be 55 or older. What has happened is that more and more occupants are using a loophole, letting their loser adult children and grandchildren move in with them as "caregivers". These younger folks are druggies, alcoholics, felons, you name it and they are quite problematical in many ways.
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What do you mean by tightly run? We've posted what the law says several times. The Villages or any other over 55 community has no right to deny people the right to purchase a home as long as the guidelines are met.
Why do you refer to this as a loophole? It's simply the law. As long as some one is over the age of 19 and 80% of the units in the community are occupied by at least one person over the age of 55 they have the right to live here. They may rent, live with parents or own the home in which they live. I don't know for sure, but if they have no person over 55 living un their unit, and if we got below 80% of the homes having a person over 55 in them, they might have to move out.
As far as records being kept, since this is a federal law, I would think that it would be mandatory that records are kept. I wouldn't be surprised if an annual report has to be made to some government agency in order to keep our status as an over 55 community.