Quote:
Originally Posted by Debbie Okruhlica Realty Executives
Jennifer Parr was at the meeting not to protect the beauty of the Villages but to eliminate
Her competition. This is a serious injustice for home owners 1st amendments rights. In this depressed, recession market the homeowner needs all the marketing tools that are available to them and the for sale sign is one of them.
|
For that to be true, it would have to mean that the developer ignores the deed restrictions and places For Sale signs on properties while preventing outside realtors from doing the same. I don't think that's true. Perhaps Ms. Parr was trying to make the playing field level in those areas where they use window signs and outside realtors use outdoor signs. To my knowledge the only area where outside realtors may be at a disadvantage is the inability to have an office within TV. There are plenty of outside realtor ads in the Sun and as enclosures. I think it is impossible for the developer to "eliminate" the competition in resales, especially in a community to which many people move from great distances, necessitating the need to search via electronic means.
You may want to read up on 1st Amendment rights. It is not a universal right and can be restricted by mutual consent. When voluntarily agreeing to purchase a property with a deed restriction on signs, one cannot claim a 1st Amendment violation.