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Originally Posted by Dgizzi
I don’t think that is right. Why should it be allowed? Can’t us 55 and older have anything to ourselves? If I wanted to live around “families “ I would have just moved to a regular neighborhood. I didn’t realize say a mom in her 60’s can by a home and have like 3 of her adult children live with her! Why bother calling it a 55 and older community? Misleading and I am disappointed. Why pay for these extras when anyone can use them now.
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There is nothing misleading about the age requirements here. The Villages is following Federal Law. It is illegal to discriminate in the selling or renting of a home based on age. If that were the only law then an age restricted community could not exist. So an amendment to the 1968 Fair Housing Act was
enacted in 1988 creating an exemption for senior living communities. It sets the requirement that 80% of homes must be occupied by one person age 55 or older [not owned as I previously wrote] The 1988 amendment required that the community have significant facilities and services designed for the elderly and actively verify that it was in compliance with the 80% requirement or face liability.
If you didn't understand the law that's on you. Nobody misled you.
In 1995 a new law removed the requirement that facilities be available and that the community actively monitor the ratio. The laws do allow a community to insist that all persons be 55 or above. Good luck finding such a place.