Back around 2000 the Recreation Center on the Historical side of the Villages had serious problems, e.g mice in the ceiling, decaying structure. When the residents asked the Developer to fix the problem he said they had no money to do it and that the Develope/Org. had not put reserve funds aside for crisis like these. Up until that time the POA was recognized by the Developer and no problems. However when the POA tried to get the Developer to change his mind he resisted so they brought suit against him. They won and were awarded $40 Million. After that the Developer was against the POA and formed what is now the HOA or "Home Owners Association". The POA is the "Property Owners Association" Thus the HOA is a platform used by the Developer and the POA watches out for the residents while the HOA has a close attachment to the Developer and his actions. To illustrate how dedicated the Board of POA is they put their own money up for the layw suit and to fix the Historical Redc Center. That was a significant risk on their part.
