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Originally Posted by frose
the restrictions are ridiculous and outdated I wish they would give you these things up front instead of after you close. Not to be allowed to have a pink flamingo on your lawn in florida is just stupid. I would to see them brought up to the 21st century.
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Up front? They are all online. I read them and studied them and compared them before making an offer on a house. Didn’t you? You signed a form saying you agreed to them BEFORE you finished closing.
Most people in The Villages LIKE the restrictions. That’s part of what keeps our homes uniform and beautiful and keeps property values climbing. For those who don’t like them, there are plenty of houses for sale “outside” for much less money. If you don’t want to move because you like the amenities, then also make peace with the deed restrictions.
You may say, “It’s just some gravel” or “it’s just an extra parking place” or “it’s only a flamingo or a cross,” but if only you knew what your next door neighbors would do to their house if they could. They want to put a bathtub on end in the front garden with a plastic cast of your least favorite politician in it, as a shrine. And they want to use their replaced toilet in the garden as a birdbath. They think it would be cute. They want a life size black plywood cutout of a woman bending over to pull weeds (or something). They want to put a family of large smurfs in the garden. They want to rescue lots of pit bulls, or die trying.