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Originally Posted by Switter

This applies before you purchase a home but make sure you read the deed restrictions for your district. You can get them online from Village Community Development Districts. Select your district from the "your district" menu and then click on the "deed restrictions" link in the left-hand menu.

You can also view the history of utilities paid for the property. On the same web site above, select "utilities" from the departments's menu and then from the left-hand menu, select "utility bill inquiry". Pretty cool.

Also, before you purchase (existing property), ask if any modifications have been made to the property and if they had been approved by ARC. I just bought a place here and they painted the vinyl siding but didn't have approval from ARC. I made them get approval before I signed the purchase agreement. If you purchase a property that is out of compliance you'll be responsible for bringing it in compliance from what I understand. It might even be wise to check with ARC if anything was ever submitted for the property.

If you want to make any modifications to the outside of your house, talk to ARC first, even if you think it's small and insignificant. Better safe than sorry. That's what I've been told.

Thanks