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Originally Posted by graciegirl
It seems that people who LIVE here or OWN here have the amenities. H has an amenity pass and her name is on the deed. What if the person who had the other half of a singles pass was not a good guest? What if they would damage something? What if you didn't want them to have a pass anymore? A resident gets a fine if they do something against the deed restrictions.
You are right that we as married people pay the same fee as a single. Our other daughter who is a single parent pays the same taxes as a married couple on her home in Ohio.
This sounds mean and I don't mean it be cold and heartless, and I certainly understand how it seems unjust.
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A simple solution is that the person who owns the home (resident) would be responsible for any damage caused by the guest or fined if the guest did anything against the deed restrictions.
We may be looking at apples and oranges. I pay the same taxes (apples) on my home in California whether I reside in it or not, live alone or with a family of eight (or any number). I pay for the schools, roads and so on - whether I use them or not - through these and other taxes. That is the way such taxes (apples) work.
On the other hand, presuming that the functions and amentities TV resident passes are required to enjoy are not funded by the real estate taxes paid to whatever form of government collects them but by amenities fees (oranges), to be fair each household should be provided with two passes, or the amenities fees (oranges) could be collected on a per capita basis rather than a per household basis. An analogy might be my gym membership. I hold an individual membership. If I were married my spouse and I would each have to purchase a separate membership. OK, most gyms offer a married couple a discount on the second membership but still two memberships are required to be purchased. As it now stands the single resident TV households are subidizing the households owned by couples as far as amenities go. This might be acceptable. After all many if not most people will not or can not take advantage of all of the amenities, some people are snowbirds, etc. Nevertheless, as a single person homeowner I would expect to be able to enjoy the amenities with a partner because I am paying the same fees a couple owning a home pays and certain activities the passes entitle holders to are designed for or at least more enjoyable when shared with a partner.
Question: If three people own a home in TV and live in it together do they get three passes or are they limited to two passes?
It seems to me that if they are limited to two passes the single homeowner should get two passes since the amenities fees are calibrated to cover two people.