[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

Where do people come up with this stuff? & why do people who don't know what they're talking about, have the need to present nonsense, like it's fact?

Deed restrictions (in most situations) only concern 3 things: use, appearance & modification. There's no such thing as "internal" or "external". The restrictions are not enforced by the "Developer", they are enforced by the CDD or by someone who's a 3rd part beneficiary to the restriction. If you think your neighbor is violating a restriction and you don't like it, sue.

Most every village in the The Villages, has different Deed Restrictions than their neighboring village. What's prohibited on one street, may be allowed on the street next to it. Generalizing about deed restrictions is a fool's errand.

The definition of the terms "business", "home occupation" as well as AirBnb type operations are in flux, in most every community in the United States and not likely to be settled, any time soon. Times change. Consider the 2nd Amendment. It's been over 200 years and still, no one agrees if AK-47's were what the founding fathers had in mind.

That's a very good question you pose. You don't live around here or spend much time learning about the form of Govt around here, do you? If you did then you would realize that you are the one lacking knowledge.

Deed restrictions are very similar in every section. Why would they not be? They are all written by the developer and the developer is the same for every section.

Deed restriction agreements are between the homeowner and the developer. The developer has allowed/requested the CDD take action to enforce restrictions applying to the outside of the home (external deed restrictions). Restrictions applying to within the home (internal deed restrictions) are enforced through actions of the developer.

I believe some of the "selective enforcement" of deed restrictions is actually proper enforcement of a misunderstood rule. For example, people hear "residential only, no business" and believe that is the restriction. It is not. The restriction mentions three specific activities that are not allowed. Creating youtube videos or renting the house as an AirBnb does not involve those activities so does not violate that restriction. But to those who don't read the restrictions carefully, it could look as though there is selective enforcement.