[villages07]

skip.... don't be disheartened. It's all relative. "Unkempt" in The Villages is probably OK anywhere else. Yes, some flowerbeds get overrun with grasses and weeds. If a home is being totally ignored, the community standards will issue a violation notice and eventually contract to have it fixed with the homeowner being responsible for the cost.

It seems that some of the landscape/mowing companies do less than stellar work when they know the homeowner is away for the season. I've seen some driveby visits to a neighbor's house ... the truck stops, looks, then leaves thinking that there's not enough work there to make the effort worthwhile.

So, Skip, reserve your concerns til you've been here awhile and had the chance to see for yourself.

But Taj is also correct..... quite often, the Community Standards office first gets involved via a resident inquiry. The Community Watch vehicles ride the roads, but, don't see everything.