Deed restrictions in communities are not new. When you buy here you agree to the deed restrictions. Some people think people should not be anonymous when they report you. BUT...that means for hard feelings at every neighborhood gathering, rather than just suspicions and that also means many of us leave for long periods of times..if you get my drift.
A huge majority of people who live in The Villages, close to 90% like the deed restrictions and the anonymous reporting. Sadly, we ALL think we have great style and taste and are a good barometer of what looks nice and what people agree with.
Fortunately, even in this Pandemic, homes here sell quickly and for a profit and people who are extremely upset about the rules that were here ALWAYS can sell and find a place that has no deed restrictions.
If you have been reported on an infringement, don't take it personally or take it as a hostile act. Only as a way to keep the community well kept and to keep property values high and to protect YOU and your neighbors from the dreadful bend over lady painted plywood cut out.
Home made yard ornament of painted bend over lady - Bing images