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Originally Posted by ladykathleen
People,
Please do your research much research. The developer has used the Florida development law to charge us astronomical amounts of money for real estate valued at so much less and I am not talking about houses. If it were not for the POA (the orginal homeowners association) who is for the Villagers and the class action lawsuit, we would not be better off in the future. Please realize that the developer has only one reason to be here and only one and that is to make money, much much money by selling and misrepresenting what the villages is supposed to be about.
Remember the present developer did not create The Villages. The present concept is "a far far cry" from the orginal concept. I personally cannot wait until the management is in the hands of a (democracy) in the hands of people for the people. Our situation will be so much for the better.
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I can tell you, in my opinion, when it does turn over to the landowners it will be far less enjoyable than it is now. We were part of a group of homeowners who bought the golf course we lived on from the developer some 30 years ago. It was the biggest mess you could dream of, the meetings waxed on about each persons favorite topic and the whole picture, the business of running a golf course soon went down the drain. One wanted new draperies, one bought new tables and chairs, soon we were running in the red. There were those who thought it wasn't "nice" to keep a dress code so soon we had drunks in bare chests teeing off. It failed big time.
Methinks, dear Lady Kathleen that you are well intended, but a little optimistic.