It's really a matter of the exemption TV and other "adult communities" get from the federal housing law that prevents age discrimination against families who have children.
In exchange for getting up to 80% of homes belonging to 55+ people, we "give up" up to 20% possibly occupied by under-55 people.....but we still keep the prohibition against under-19 people living here in 100% of homes.
In addition to the protection of no children/teens under 19, we also have deed restrictions against parking "oodles of large vehicular toys on wheels" in driveways etc., and we have far more adult-only pools and sport pools (which only age 30 and older people can use) than family/child pools.
We also have the "protection" of the 30-days per year visiting limit on grandchildren or other visiting children. From what I can see, if we do have to put up with bratty little kids and their parents who do not correct bratty behavior, 30 days is the limit on that.
The only annoyance I can think of from an under-55 neighbor would be loud music or partying, or driving drunk thru the hood, but those are things over-55 people do too.
I've read many times here on TOTV that someone has an elderly neighbor whose television blasts because the person cannot hear and doesn't realize it's so loud that neighbors hear it.
In the end, those who could aggravate us because of their immature behavior are outnumbered by the 80%.
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