Restrictions? Restrictions? - Talk of The Villages Florida

Restrictions?

Closed Thread
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 03-02-2012, 02:52 PM
rockyisle rockyisle is offline
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Bonnybrook
Posts: 254
Thanks: 0
Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
Default Restrictions?

What are the restrictions for pet owners in TV? How many dogs/cats are allowed per household? I know we have leash laws, but can we have invisible fencing?
Thanks
  #2  
Old 03-02-2012, 07:11 PM
Mikeod's Avatar
Mikeod Mikeod is offline
Sage
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Caroline
Posts: 5,021
Thanks: 0
Thanked 49 Times in 27 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by rockyisle View Post
What are the restrictions for pet owners in TV? How many dogs/cats are allowed per household? I know we have leash laws, but can we have invisible fencing?
Thanks
It seems to depend on where you live. Our deed restrictions limit pets to two per house in Sumter County. Go to districtgov.org and then to Community Standards. On the left is a link to download the declaration of restrictions for the area you are living in or considering. Scroll through that and there is a section on pets.

I do not know for certain about the invisible fence question, but a neighbor has installed one and said that the dog still has to be on a leash when outside. The fence was installed so that the animal could not leave the property if it got out.

Last edited by Mikeod; 03-02-2012 at 07:13 PM. Reason: additional info
  #3  
Old 03-02-2012, 10:29 PM
redwitch's Avatar
redwitch redwitch is offline
Sage
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 9,094
Thanks: 3
Thanked 80 Times in 37 Posts
Send a message via Yahoo to redwitch
Default

You can move in with more than 2 pets, but you can't replace them until you're down to 2. (Hope this makes sense.)

I've seen dogs run loose in yards with invisible fences and no one has complained, so really don't know how legal it is to have them out there without a leash.
__________________
Army/embassy brat - traveled too much to mention
Moved here from SF Bay Area (East Bay)

"There are only two ways to live your life: One is as though nothing is a miracle; the other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein
  #4  
Old 03-02-2012, 11:24 PM
Barefoot's Avatar
Barefoot Barefoot is offline
Sage
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Winters in TV, Summers in Canada.
Posts: 17,657
Thanks: 1,692
Thanked 245 Times in 186 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by rockyisle View Post
What are the restrictions for pet owners in TV? How many dogs/cats are allowed per household? I know we have leash laws, but can we have invisible fencing? Thanks
Yes, invisible fencing is allowed and many people have it. We have it for two dogs and it works very well. By the way, there are previous threads entitled Invisible Fencing which contain a lot of information (see search button in the blue bar above to search for any topic).

I believe that most covenants state two domestic pets per household. That is what we were told by our Villages Sales Rep. However I know many people who have multiple cats because they stay indoors and are therefore "invisible". Same with goldfish!
__________________
Barefoot At Last
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.
  #5  
Old 03-02-2012, 11:53 PM
skyguy79's Avatar
skyguy79 skyguy79 is offline
Eternal Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Formerly Refrigerated in Upstate NY, Now in village near Colony Plaza
Posts: 5,562
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
Yes, invisible fencing is allowed and many people have it. We have it for two dogs and it works very well. By the way, there are previous threads entitled Invisible Fencing which contain a lot of information (see search button in the blue bar above to search for any topic).

I believe that most covenants state two domestic pets per household. That is what we were told by our Villages Sales Rep. However I know many people who have multiple cats because they stay indoors and are therefore "invisible". Same with goldfish!
They might not walk goldfish, but they do walk other kinds of fish. See below!

The Villages Florida
__________________
ARE VILLAGERS OLD OR ARE THEY RECYCLED TEENAGERS
At my age rolling out of bed in the morning is easy.
Getting up off the floor is another story.
"SMILE... TOMORROW MAY BE EVEN WORSE!"
  #6  
Old 03-03-2012, 12:43 AM
Barefoot's Avatar
Barefoot Barefoot is offline
Sage
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Winters in TV, Summers in Canada.
Posts: 17,657
Thanks: 1,692
Thanked 245 Times in 186 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by skyguy79 View Post
They might not walk goldfish, but they do walk other kinds of fish. See below!

The Villages Florida
I don't know where you get your pictures, but they are weird (and I wish I had some!)
__________________
Barefoot At Last
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.
  #7  
Old 03-03-2012, 04:51 AM
jblum315's Avatar
jblum315 jblum315 is offline
Sage
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 3,879
Thanks: 1
Thanked 40 Times in 23 Posts
Default

[QUOTE=rockyisle;461590]What are the restrictions for pet owners in TV? How many dogs/cats are allowed per household? I know we have leash laws, but can we have invisible fencing?
Thanks[/QUOTE
As far as I know we don't have any "crazy cat ladies" (with 28 cats) although I suppose it would be possible if the cats never go outside. Dogs would be harder because they have to be walked. But in general I don't think anyone gets in trouble over the 2 pets per household restriction unless a neighbor chooses to complain. I have 2 cats and 2 geckos on my lanai that I count as pets.
  #8  
Old 03-07-2012, 07:42 PM
RoseFarkas RoseFarkas is offline
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 5
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

Was shocked and very disappointed to be yelled at by someone that no dogs are allowed at the new Live Oaks Park off Morse Blvd. Why should I have to go to a dog park? My dog is park of my family.
  #9  
Old 03-07-2012, 08:09 PM
graciegirl's Avatar
graciegirl graciegirl is offline
Sage
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 40,170
Thanks: 5,009
Thanked 5,783 Times in 2,004 Posts
Send a message via AIM to graciegirl
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by RoseFarkas View Post
Was shocked and very disappointed to be yelled at by someone that no dogs are allowed at the new Live Oaks Park off Morse Blvd. Why should I have to go to a dog park? My dog is park of my family.

Who was it who yelled? Another villager or an official person? What did they say?
__________________
It is better to laugh than to cry.
  #10  
Old 03-07-2012, 08:15 PM
graciegirl's Avatar
graciegirl graciegirl is offline
Sage
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 40,170
Thanks: 5,009
Thanked 5,783 Times in 2,004 Posts
Send a message via AIM to graciegirl
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by RoseFarkas View Post
Was shocked and very disappointed to be yelled at by someone that no dogs are allowed at the new Live Oaks Park off Morse Blvd. Why should I have to go to a dog park? My dog is park of my family.
I haven't heard of a place that was off limits to dogs except stores and restaurants. Who said this to you?
  #11  
Old 03-07-2012, 08:18 PM
JSR22's Avatar
JSR22 JSR22 is offline
Sage
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 4,558
Thanks: 876
Thanked 2,372 Times in 818 Posts
Default Question

Was the dog leashed?
  #12  
Old 03-07-2012, 10:01 PM
ssmith ssmith is offline
Gold member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Chicago, Des Moines, St Louis, Fort Wayne -TV Wannabe
Posts: 1,006
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Default ....

Was the man's name Fumar?
__________________
I don't know what the future holds but I do know Who holds the future.
  #13  
Old 03-07-2012, 10:33 PM
RoseFarkas RoseFarkas is offline
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 5
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

Another villager. She just kept yelling, No Dogs Allowed. Read the sign. Started walking towards us yelling it over and over.
  #14  
Old 03-07-2012, 10:34 PM
RoseFarkas RoseFarkas is offline
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 5
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

Yes, dog was on a leash.
  #15  
Old 03-07-2012, 10:36 PM
RoseFarkas RoseFarkas is offline
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 5
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

Another villager. There's a BIG sign of rules and regulations at this new park. We didn't read it when we first went in.
Closed Thread


You are viewing a new design of the TOTV site. Click here to revert to the old version.

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:02 PM.