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Originally Posted by MrChip72
I think "ensures" could be more accurately replaced with "claims". It's doubtful that they're doing anything to actually keep track, not that it would be very feasible to do anyways.
Have talked to multiple new buyers in the Villages where both people in the couple are under 55 that have bought a new home. From what I can tell, there's little chance the sales agents are going to turn down a sale because they're under 55.
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I actually think it would be fairly straightforward to keep track of how many homes had a resident over 55.
Two things to consider with the new buyers under 55: 1. Will they live in the home or was it purchased as a rental; and, 2. Will they drive the 55+ resident rate lower than 80%? We don't know though some will claim otherwise.
In the end though, the HoPA rules aren't there to protect us or give us rights, the rules exist to protect the Villages and give the Villages rights. The HoPA rules do not guarantee us that the community will continue to be a 55+ community. The HoPA rules allow a 55+ community like the Villages to refuse to sell to a family with children under 19 years old and protect the Villages from anti-discrimination lawsuits based on that refusal.
An owner might be able to sue the Villages for not following the deed restrictions that they wrote. The owner would need to provide data to show that not 80% of the occupied homes have a 55+ resident. I believe the Villages have the residency data but I'm not sure they would willingly provide it.