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Originally Posted by BrianL99
Most "anal" folks would be more sure of their facts.
Age Restricted Housing is regulated (primarily) by the Federal Government.
The standard is NOT 20% owned by someone over 55.
The standard is NOT 20% of the residents must be over 55.
The standards IS, 20% of the OCCUPANTS must be over 55.
The Villages has an obligation under HUD regulations, to insure that housing constructed as "Age Restricted" always remains in compliance. The methodology developers use to maintain compliance, varies.
"Single-family zoning" is designation, without specificity. It means only what that particular City/Town/County/State has defined it as and it can be modified on an ad hoc basis, by a plethora of exceptions (notably, affordable housing, special use housing, age restricted housing, etc.).
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No the standard is not the bold underlined area. In fact it's not even a standard. It's an actual law. The law is as follows:
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Federal Register 24 CFR Part 100; section 760.24-760.37 (4a), Florida Statutes
For a community to be considered "housing for older persons" as a 55+ community, the housing must be intended and operated for occupancy by persons 55 years of age or older and meet the following requirements:
At least 80% of the occupied units are occupied by at least one person 55 years of age or older.
The facility or community publishes and adheres to policies and procedures that demonstrate its intent to in fact be a provider of housing for older persons.
The facility or community complies with rules established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for verification of occupancy.
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So at least 80% must be occupied by at least one person 55 or older. The other 20% may, or may not, depending on the community's decisions. They MAY make it 100% must be at least 55 or older. They can be more restrictive if they want. But they may not be less restrictive.
However, the Villages has not enforced this in many years. They are selling new construction, as far as I can tell, according to the law. But resales sold by non-Villages MLS realtors don't really care who lives in the house they're selling. And the Developer doesn't ask the age of the resident until AFTER the house has sold and the residents apply for their Villages ID. By that point it's too late.