[Sunnyme]

Hello, my wife and I recently purchased a CYV in The Villages and plan to change over the land scaping to make the exterior very low maintenance. We plan to remove all of the grass.
I am aware of the Architectural review process and will submit for approval as required.

Prior to submitting the paperwork, I am looking for some advice and experience on handling runoff water from a brick patio that we plan to install in the back yard.

We plan to have the grass in the back yard replaced with pavers, installed by a reputable landscaping company. One side of the new brick patio will be bordered by the house, two sides of the new brick patio will be bordered by the rear walls and the last remaining side of the paver patio will be 50% bordered by the concrete slab that exists in the back yard just outside of the lanai.

My question is, will the gaps between the brick be enough of a vent to let the rainwater run through the bricks to drain the patio? The landscaper can grade the subsoil so the water runs away from the house, but I would not want to then have the rainwater puddling by the rear wall.
Or should I have the landscape company stop the brick pavers 18 inches from the rear wall and install rock there so the rainwater on the paver patio has a place to run to and drain into the sandy Florida sub soil?

Advice appreciated.
Thanks