I think the only way for this issue to be resolved is for The Villages to establish a time limit for rentals, such as a minimum of 30 days, and to consistently enforce the rule. Deed restrictions won't do it, especially the deed restrictions that currently exist. The posters who claim that renting a house is a business and that tenants are customers have a very weak argument at best. Many people consider rental property to be an investment, not a business.
When I tried to get a vehicle removed from a visitor parking space in a courtyard villa area, the deed compliance office told me that the vehicle owner was not violating any deed restriction because he did not own a house in the section. Nevermind that he was also not visiting anyone. He was just storing a vehicle on our property and was not even renting a house. They also told me that renters were not subject to the deed restrictions for the house they are renting.
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