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I would be willing to bet that most of those who said they bought here because of deed restrictions, never read them before they signed a contract.

Deed restrictions are both good and bad, depending upon who wrote them, if they've been updated in a timely manner, etc. I must admit there are some pretty strange ones in TV's restrictions. Some of the things I have found that don't make sense are we must maintain a certain percentage of grass. Why? On the other hand, TV changed the choice of grass from St. Augustine to Zoysia. They both require about the same amount of water so why the change? Is it cheaper? Going back to the percentage of grass, if they are trying to restrict water usage, doesn't it make sense that less grass is better?

Then there is the rule that you can't have a lampost in your back yard because it will annoy neighbors. Do you know anyone who doesn't have some kind of window treatment on their bedroom window? Furthermore, if you enclose your lanai and make it a permanent room like the rest of the house, code enforcement requirements say you must have exterior lighting permanently installed on the house. Is there really a difference if you have say, coach lights on your house or if you have a lamppost? No! Of course not.

There are many other things that simply do not make sense. Deed restrictions are not always good and if you've ever iived in other communities that have them, you know what I mean.