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Originally Posted by frayedends
Gotta say I'm not happy. First off, the Villages hides the fact there is an annual maintenance fee when buying a home. They talk about the bond (and try very hard not to mention the interest you pay on it). But they never even mention maintenance fee on top of amenity fees.
I did find it and I did see it was about $600/year for Lake Denham. Well today I found out they are increasing this by 56%!!!!
Now I'm sorry, this is a bait and switch or someone royally messed up. We are a 1 year old neighborhood. Adding $330 to annual costs is not insignificant.
Nothing I can do but I have to vent. I don't trust the Villages at all anymore. Even if you do all your due diligence in finding the costs to live here, they will just jam more costs on you. Talk me off the ledge!  
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Something doesn’t seem right, one would reasonably expect a relatively low maintenance fee for residents in a new area, with all new stuff to be maintained? Based on your 56% increase, it appears your annual maintenance fee is well over $900. Our Village, north of 466, is approaching 30 years old and our annual maintenance bill is just below $400. Appears to be yet another compelling reason for prospective Villagers to consider a pre-owned home.