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Originally Posted by Jayhawk
They're not laws. They are deed restrictions and we all agreed to follow them voluntarily. For all those who talk of being a good neighbor but choose not to comply with deed restrictions, you are the problem.
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BINGO! It's funny how people rush to defend those that are not in compliance with the deed restrictions and then seek to blame anyone that identifies such non-compliance. It really doesn't matter who reports the non-compliance. If such non-compliance didn't exist there would be absolutely ZERO reason for any related confrontation between neighbors.
You bought a house in The Villages and you knew the rules when you purchased it. Ignorance is no excuse. It doesn't matter that anyone "thinks" something is OK. If it's against the deed restrictions then case closed until such time the restrictions are amended. Some people like astroturf - I think it looks like it belongs in a trailer park. Some people like white crosses - I don't personally have an issue but they are against the rules. Some people like purple houses - I think purple is an horrid color for a house. We all have opinions and nobody's opinion is worth more than anyone elses. That's why there are deed restrictions.
A good neighbor is one who is in compliance and one who does help to make sure the other homes are in compliance. Homes in The Villages are very expensive compared to many/most other locales. The deed restrictions are one of the reasons the homes hold their value and we should all be in favor of those efforts to maintain home values.
It's very easy to be in compliance. It simply takes a bit of reading comprehension and then submitting plans for approval to the ARC when in doubt.
One of the oddest behaviors I've seen in The Villages is the constant trolling of "the mythical, magical compliance trolls."