[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Except that it either isn't happening, or isn't happening correctly.

Many older Villagers have passed away and left their properties to their under-55 children. Those under-55 children already have Villagers IDs (since you can have up to 4 ids per property). They own the house, they live in the house, they're under 55, and their over 55 parents, who allowed for that 80% qualification to be valid, no longer exist.

This is not uncommon, it happens.

In addition, private sales that don't involve The Villages Hometown Real Estate (the developer's agency) are private. The Villages don't get to find out who's moving in, until after the buyer has already purchased the house and moved in. The Developer isn't going to tell them "sorry but you can't live here even though you bought the house fair and square."

This is also not uncommon. It happens.

To clarify, the developer's real estate sales agency is called "Properties of The Villages". The company "Hometown Property Management" is a private rental company that is not owned by The Villages. Some people assume that the "Hometown" company is part of The Villages.