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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the restrictions are ridiculous and outdated I wish they would give you these things up front instead of after you close.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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Pink Flamingos and similar statuary are one of many reasons The Villages has deed restrictions. Cars sitting on concrete blocks in the front lawn are another. The overall effect of the restrictions and the resulting appearance of the neighborhoods were major factors in the decision by most of us to move to The Villages.
I did have a laugh over the subject of pink flamingos. Fifteen years ago, when we began our search for a place to retire, we first looked at Las Vegas. The major development we initially agreed to consider seemed to have everything--several golf courses, a community center, access to medical care etc.
We arranged a visit. We were met by a representative of the developer and were given a map, passes for golf and the community center, coupons for free dinners etc. The representative laid out a route on the map to the area where homes were being built. We set off on our great adventure with a handful of brochures showing the houses from which we could choose, and with the hope we had found the place where we would live for the rest of our lives.
We followed the map to the first turn. As we made the turn, we were confronted by a house with a white gravel lawn and with 10 or more pink plastic flamingos scattered throughout the white gravel.
My wife yelled at me to stop and to turn around. We left and never looked back.