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for b45. The pet restriction is, indeed, 2 per household, max. Like some of your contributors have mentioned, if you don't mind breaking the rules and giving your new neighbors the idea that you are going to do whatever you please, then come on down. The restrictions are put there for a damn good reason. To give consideration to your neighbors, and for the better good of the entire neighborhood. I had a guy move in next door to me and the first thing he told me was that he was bringing in his five cats and I should keep my mouth closed about it. I am sorry to say that I did keep my mouth closed. He moved in three years and his house is uninhabitable. He cut the grass at 10pm (about once a month). He is gone now and the house is still vacant.
Most people join the Villages Homeowners Assn (VHA) when they first arrive. After a year or so they realize that the VHA is just the mouthpiece of the Developer and puts out only one-sided information. They then realize that the Property Owners Assn (POA) is the only organization looking out for the wellbeing of the property owners, be it in the historic (manufactured homes mostly) or the newer Villages. Both organizations charge a small membership fee. Be a good neighbor, b45. If you can't part with some of your pets, don't come here. We are mostly a good and courteous group of people. A lot of us obey speed limit signs, stop at stop signs, limit our pets to two, don't walk our pets on our neighbors lawns, and don't rush to soupup our golf carts when we get one. But, there are people here who do all of the above and tell the rest of us that we are nuts for wanting to stick to the covenants and restrictions. The only people who benefit from that kind of thinking are the inconsiderate ones who would steal your pink flamingo off your front lawn (please, please, don't think Villagers like the pink flamingo as a sign of a true person from Florida).