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Originally Posted by JoMar
In 1999 the United States Department of Urban Development published the FEDERAL Regulations implementing the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995. HOPA states that the minimum standard to obtain housing for persons who are 55 years of age or older status is that “at least 80%” of the occupied units be occupied by persons 55 years or older. There is no requirement that the remaining 20% of the occupied units be occupied by persons under the age of 55, nor is there a requirement that those units be used only for persons where at least one member of the household is 55 years of age or older. Communities may decline to permit any persons under the age of 55, may require that 100% of the units have at least one occupant who is 55 years of age or older, may permit up to 20% of the occupied units to be occupied by persons who are younger than 55 years of age, or set whatever requirements they wish, as long as “at least 80%” of the occupied units are occupied by one person 55 years of age or older, and so long as such requirements are not inconsistent with the overall intent to be housing for older persons. Started by the Feds, not by The Villages, not by the State of Florida.
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This is correct. A lot of people think the 55+ communities have to allow up to 20% under age here. This is not true. There are lots of 55+ communities right around The Villages that do not allow ANYONE under 55 to live there. The 20% allowance was set up to make sure the retirement community had NO MORE than 20% underage. If said community has more than 20% under age, they can no longer call themselves a "retirement" community.