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Old 08-09-2012, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by cathyw View Post
The main issue is that ALL VILLAS north of 466 and several Villages, including Santiago, Santo Domingo and Rio Grande, to name a few, have in their current deed restrictions that they ARE ALLOWED to have signs in their front yard.
This is only affecting a small part of the Villages, yet so many are up in arms.
So, come to the meeting,and you will hear the arguments for both sides.
I have looked at all the deed restrictions for Districts 1 & 2 in which the Villages of Santiago, Santo Domingo, and Rio Grande are located. EVERY section (except Villas) has the same prohibition on signs other than owner's name in Section 2.13 or 2.14. Please refer me to the appropriate sections on these deeds that allow signs other than owner's name.

I think the reason so many are up in arms is that a representative body has indicated it chooses to not enforce restrictions that were in place when the properties were purchased. If it can do this with signs, what other deed restrictions will it deem inconvenient in the future? There are many people that specifically bought here because the deed restrictions, in their mind, were appropriate and insured against the neighborhood changing in a manner they did not wish to see.