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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I have been here since 2007 and have not seen this rule breached. It is not at the discretion of the developer, it is part of Federal guidelines for age restricted communities.
If you know someone who is not following this rule, turn them in. Money or lack of it on your part has NOTHING to do with it.
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No, it is not part of "Federal guidelines." There is an actual law (not a guideline), called the Housing for Older Persons Act, aka HOPA.
Here is the official documentation of the Act, with questions and answers, directly from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development:
The Fair Housing Act: Housing for Older Persons | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
https://www.hud.gov/sites/documents/DOC_7769.PDF
And an archived page originating at 55places.com that explains it to the layman, dated 2005 (before you moved to the Villages) is here:
Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 - Age-Restricted Housing Laws
The 19-year-old restriction is arbitrary, not federally mandated, and at the discretion of each community. It could be 20, or 18, or 32-and-three-months. As long as one person in each of a minimum of 80% of all homes in the community is 55 years old or older, it satisfies the "55+" designation.