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Old 06-15-2012, 08:10 AM
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The so called "legal loophole" provides for 20% of people below the age of 55 to live in TV. A person over the age of 19 can live here with parents. If one were to take a survey I strongly suspect that the majority of people living here are 62 years and older and that the age 55 requirement is a small per centage putting a wrench in blechmann theory. And I ask myself why is it discriminatory for an aging population to gather in a specific place and share their commonality? People from all over the world visit or rent properties in TV and partake of its amenities. Should we then prevent all balck groups from meeting or all Gay meetings all Luthern or Catholics from engaging inchurch activities? The simple truth about Blechmann's book was that the thought that aging adults would act independently enough not to rely on the kindness of their children offened his sensibilities.

The real problem here is the manner in which the Developer purchased bonds to fund TV, bonds that residents would be required to pay and the manner in which the Developer unloaded property and the income stream resulting from amenities that placed a target on the back of TV based on IRS audit filings, and that all is still in dispute
Blechman actually discusses the history of the Fair Housing Act earlier in Leisureville. Though he mentions the two age-related exceptions (100% of residents over age 62 -- mainly related to assisted living facilities -- and the 80% of residents over age 55), he argues that the 55+ exception is nothing but the work of the housing lobby and should either be amended as longevity spans increase or abolished completely (his preference).

Blechman is a liberal who holds to a collectivist ideology. And the thought that individuals should live their own lives free of government influence -- or control -- is anathema to someone with that worldview.

I agree that the IRS audit of the bond issue and the interrelated CDD control by the Morse family is the most serious issue affecting the overall future of TV. (BTW the IRS audit started before Obama took office.)