There are private folks who rent a few out. Not sure about their prices vs. The Villages Golf Cars...
One thing you should consider and make sure you understand when you rent a golf cart is who, if anybody, will insure you for any liability you may incur should you have an accident. What I think you will find is the answer is NOBODY.
Do not assume you are covered by your homeowners, auto, or personal umbrella. You most likely are not. Do not assume that your rental agreement assigns that risk to the owner of the cart. It most likely does not.
I ran into this when I was a seasonal renter. What I found out was that the only way I could get liability insurance for a golf cart was if I owned the golf cart. And then it was pretty reasonable. However, for a rental, it was simply not available.
With all of the golf cart traffic, and runners/pedestrians wearing dark clothing in low light conditions, and bicycles, I was not comfortable taking on that risk without insurance. I bought a cart, found storage for it while I was away, and figured that if I never bought a home here I would have no trouble selling the cart later if I wanted to sell it, and it probably wouldn't take too many rental years to offset any depreciation and expenses I'd incur.
Be careful.
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