My biggest problem is not with the reporting system, but with those doing the reporting. Why do they
wait until a major project is finished to report the violation? Are all the neighbors not at home when the work is being done? The big painted mural on a garage door or the driveway extension come to mind. These obviously were not two-hour projects. This is when the report should be made, not after completion. On major projects, require that the ARC approval paperwork be
posted on/in a window where it can be seen from the street. Then if someone must make a complaint, complain that there is no approval paperwork posted and a project seems to be in the works.
As for resales, The Villages should have to sign off that the property is in compliance and could be used as a reference if a report came in about non-compliance. This should be for
all resales by any realtor or FSBO. What is a violation in one area, is not a violation in another. Complaints should be held to submission of those in the reporter's area for this reason, if not for any other.
I can also assure you that everyone is not in total compliance with every single covenant, too. Please reread yours in its entirety, not just the parts about signage, landscaping, improvements...every single one of them. You might be in for a surprise and find you, too, are "in violation" of at least one.
