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Originally Posted by Sharonenright
My husband and I are very impressed with the Villages and would like to become Villagers. The problem is that we have three dogs. One of the sales agents told us that you are allowed to move in with three as long as you downsize to two when one crosses the rainbow bridge. One of our dogs is near the end of his journey and won’t be with us much longer.
I would hate to buy a house, move in, then have to sell and move out because we were reported for not being in compliance with deed restrictions.
What are your experiences with this situation?
Maybe someone would like to “adopt” one of them with the understanding that we will dog sit them continuously and pay for all food, vet bills, and any other expenses? (“Adopt” in name only.)
Thank you.
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I will take GrumpyOldMan's fluffy white dog! Then we'll each have two...
We were told (District 8) that we could move in with all our pets and then not replace till we got down to two. We had a dog, a sanctuary foster dog (very old dog that we fostered permanently), and a Cockatiel for awhile. We didn't walk the Cockatiel or let him poop on anyone's yard, so he kind of "flew" under the radar, so to speak.
Seriously, you will find many different answers to your question. It seems nobody knows for sure, and if you ask a higher up, they may be forced to tell you no. I think you are just supposed to move in and then get down to and remain at two or fewer pets. We went with what our sales agent said. He was a TV sales agent, not a MLS realtor. The sales agents are supposed to be up on those things.
If your dogs are quiet and you don't walk them on other people's lawns, I doubt anyone would say anything. Unlike Tal, I have not heard of anyone having to get rid of a pet because they moved in with more than two.
Plus it looks like the one in your photo is about 1/8th the size of our one.
Hope you decide to come to TV!