[JoMar]

Originally Posted by Jazuela

Perhaps a different question, and its answer, will alleviate some of the consternation here.

There are amenities, and there are clubs. All homeowners (whether they live there or not) are responsible financially for the amenities. Only club members and leaders would bear any financial burden for the upkeep of the clubs.

But when a club is in a room of an amenity - the question is: is the room open to all amenity-paying people, when the club is not in session?


If the answer to that question is yes, then this really is a non-issue. The room is reserved a couple hours a week, and the rest of the time anyone with a Villages ID can use it.

If the only people allowed into the room where the club has its "club," are members of the club and all other homeowners are unwelcome, (so private offices of employees of The Villages in the clubhouses would not apply here) then that room is no longer part of an amenity, that homeowners are paying for. And therefore, that portion of their amenity fees should be returned to them and no longer charged.

Even if it ends up being 2 cents per homeowner, it's the principal of the thing. If the club is occupying a room of a homeowner-paid amenity, then the club should be paying rent, and that rent returned to the homeowner in the form of reduced amenity fee.

Wow....your kidding I assume. The rooms are provides so there can be clubs and activities and that is what the home owners are paying for not to mention the maintenance of the properties. I guess they could increase the fees to pay for the accounting staff necessary to implement your refund plan and make up the shortfall but that would create a whole other thread. I find if amusing that people move here or visit here without a clue.