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Old 01-09-2025, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Shelbyh View Post
Every new neighborhood has this problem. We placed a no solicitors sign. Don’t answer the door, or call the police for anyone behaving in a threatening manner ( exactly what the police told us to do). Technically there is no solicitation permitted in TV from what I understand.
That may have been the case when the Villages was a truly gated community with private roads. It no longer is.

Florida statute 501.022 requires a permit for solicitation of sales at a consumer's home BUT there are several exclusions including one for certain religious organizations.
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