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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Because there is a legal concept that you need to be consistent when enforcing rules and covenants. I don't think that only enforcing violations that are reported to you is being consistent. I think The Villages has an obligation to enforce their rules in a manner that treats eveyone equally, especially when they know that there are multiple violations all over The Villages. Many homeowners and condo associations have learned this lesson the hard way by losing lawsuits.
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Some day in the future after most of us are on the other side of the grass the anonymous complaint system will be abolished. That will make all of the former teachers pet class monitors sad, and most likely follow the law of unintended consequences. in the meantime, were I ever notified of a violation by the current process, I would do what retired guy intimated: I would notify the code enforcement (or covenant enforcement of every similar violation that I could find withing 3 or 5 miles (or until i got exhausted), and then wait to fix my violation until I saw noticeable compliance with the rest of the violators.. WHY ? Because unless you create a stir and a fuss with the municipalities / CDDs and increase their workload, you have ZERO chance of changing the current process or selective enforcement. Is it Tit for Tat ? Yes .. We all have violated Groucho's rule of "never joining a club that would have me as a member" .. so here we are.