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Originally Posted by graciegirl
This is so delicate and something that there isn't an easy answer for.
Most of us are usually very disinclined to tell a neighbor about rules or how to run things. The process here on deed restrictions is that before action is taken a person must report the situation.
I think that I would give the neighbor the number for ARC and tell them you think that it isn't allowed and that they should check first because you have heard that people had to remove items not approved at their own expense.
When we arrived in Hadley to find upwards of 30 statues, art, figurines and flower pots in a neighbors yard...I was very disappointed.
They eventually removed them. Someone reported them.
No one wants to be a snitch. We all wish that "they" (The Villages) would handle it but most of us like the deed restrictions very much and are very used to them from prior places to live. They are one of the reasons we chose to live here.
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I agree Gracie.
My priorities have changed over the years through my experiences dealing with neighbors who care for, and who care less about, their property. When I was younger I did not care to live in a deed restricted area as I did not want someone else to decide for me how I would maintain my home, what I did with my yard, or if I could have dogs or not. Perhaps the basis of that thought was that I knew that I would care for home, my yard, be a responsible pet owner, and I wanted the ability to make choices as I saw fit-especially after paying over 100k for my first home. My perspective now is that deed restrictions can be a good thing, but if I felt them too overbearing, I would choose to live elsewhere. When we purchased in the Villages, our sales rep did a wonderful job making sure that we knew and understood the impact of the deed restrictions here.