There is a problem, that isn't mentioned here, but is definitely a problem.
There are property owners who have their own permanent resident Villages ID cards. But they don't actually live in those houses, and don't even live in The Villages anymore. Maybe they live in Water Oak, or Stonecrest, or Leesburg Landing, or any of the other, less expensive communities in the vicinity. But they keep their Villages ID and gate card and mailbox. Then they rent out their Villages home, and get their tenants GUEST passes. Those guests now can get guest passes for their own guests. What they can do with these passes is more limited than a temporary resident ID but...
You get the two homeowners who don't live in The Villages anymore, using the amenities they're paying for.
You also get three short-term (30 day) tenants, who aren't paying for those amenities.
You also get three guests of those short-term tenants, who are also not paying for those amenities.
So now you're looking at 8 people using amenities that only two people are paying for.
There are also homeowners who relinquish their ID so their tenant can have a temporary resident ID, and that tenant then gets guest passes for several people, without the homeowner even necessarily knowing that their tenant is hosting other people in the landlord's house
My solution to this: renters of any kind, whether short or long term, guest ID or temporary resident ID, should not be allowed to get any further guest passes. Or perhaps they can be allowed only one pair of weekend guest passes during the term of their tenancy. And - subleasing should be against the rules, full stop. If you're a tenant, you can't rent another bedroom in your landlord's house.
Last edited by OrangeBlossomBaby; 09-20-2025 at 11:44 AM.
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