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Originally Posted by EastCoastDawg
Not really sure who the OP is complaining about here - is it ARC for not doing a post-inspection, contractors for putting in something that differs from what has been approved, or neighbors encroaching on your property?
It is the responsibility of the property owner to ensure that all permissions are received and that the work done agrees to what was approved and that it is on your property.
ARC cannot be expected to be responsible for policing the thousands of landscaping and other changes that are made each year - that would require a huge department and then we'd all be complaining about the cost of that.
The current system may not be perfect, but if the property owners take responsibility then there are likely to be far fewer problems and complaints in the future.
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"May not be perfect" is a gross understatement. There's a HUGE GAPING FLAW that makes it a broken system, not merely "not perfect."
If you buy a home that was already out of compliance, and didn't know that, and there's nothing from any inspectors saying it was out of compliance (because they don't include compliance issues in their reports), and the sales agent never mentioned it, and you are new to The Villages and don't know about the online deed restrictions availability....
you could live in that house for 10 years, with no problem. And then out of the blue you get a knock on your door from Community Standards, saying your driveway is out of compliance, or your landscaping is out of compliance, or the color of your house is out of compliance. And YOU have to bear the cost and burden of changing it.
Even though it was like that when you bought it, and you lived in the house for 10 years without any complaints at all.