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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
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Thing is - the developer is responsible for "internal" violations of deed restrictions and to date, there is no record of them EVER enforcing those restrictions. There ARE people with minor children living here. There ARE people whose houses have had walls knocked out to convert to illegal bedrooms which they then rent out to transients for less than the cost of a hotel room. There ARE homeowners who have more than the maximum capacity of residents living there. There ARE many people owning, and residing, in homes where no one is 55 or older, in violation of the legal 55+ community designation. The developer receives tax credits for this designation so it's in their best interest to -not- report it, and to -not- do anything about it. They profit more by ignoring it than they do addressing it. That is why they're vilified. They give lip service to the people who are trying to do things the right way, make it LOOK pretty, and then ignore it all once everyone moves in and signs their name to the deed.
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- In my deed restrictions there is no mention of the internal design of my house - no mention of not remodeling to add or remove walls. Can you provide an example of the language in your restrictions that prohibit that?
- In my deed restrictions there is no mention of a maximum capacity of residents. Can you provide an example of the language in your restrictions that states a maximum capacity?
- The "legal 55+ community designation" does NOT require that every occupied home has a resident 55 or over. Who would even provide that designation anyway?
- My deed restrictions specifically state that NOT every occupied home must have a resident 55 or over. "
...even though there is not a permanent resident in the Home who is fifty-five (55) years of age or over..." and "
...it being the intent that at least 80% of the units shall at all times have at least one resident fifty-five (55) years of age or older."
- What tax credits does the developer receive for a 55+ designation? In another thread a poster contacted HUD and learned that this developer does not receive any tax credits.
Perhaps part of the problem is the lack of understanding of the law and the restrictions.