[Hifred]

I have a Bridgeport model home. The back lanai is small and doesn't get much ventilation. It is enclosed and rather a waste of space. I want to add a small cage in the back of my home but the regulations say I must allow seven and a half feet between the property line and the back of my home. I could fit a small cage on the back of my home but it would not be worth the cost. I would like to add an extra two feet but that would be in violation of the back easement restriction. I know there is an architectural review committee but I don't know do they ever agree to a variance from the standard rules outlined in the covenants or is their role to enforce the covenants and not approve any deviations? I am not going to move to a lot with more space in the back because my bond is paid, the inside of my house is fine and the cost of a new construction home with a new bond is too expensive.

I strongly urge anyone just moving to TV for the first time to really take stock in what you want in a home so you don't have to move multiple times. I wish I would have gotten a home with the lanai I wanted but at the time I was concerned about not over spending on a home so I didn't get everything I wanted and I just should have bit the bullet. House values have gone up and it would have been fine to have spent more than I did.