Working on your car

[mgman]

I have recently read some posts about the issue of working on you car in your garage. Some said there was a restriction. Others said they do it all the time. Some, like me, have an antique they maintain and drive. Can someone enlighten me on any restrictions.:coolsmiley:

[chacam]

No restrictions that I know of ! Yes I know, the sentence is ending with a preposition !

[tom60]

mg man i have a 1993 honda del sol in mint condition and i wash it whenever i want and wax it in my garage whenever i want. Then i take it for a ride around the villages and everyone looks at it. So i dont think you will have any problem.

[MelZ]

Hi MGman:

It is my understanding that you can only do light repairs and wash you car on the driveway. In your garage is your own business

[SABRMnLgs]

Best way to know is look at the sales slip you have for your house. If your name is on that slip then the house and the attached garage are probably yours. So, if it IS your house what the *%LL do you care what the neighbors say?

[DDoug]

Remember the old song Behind Closed Doors

[mikers31]

I have a similar problem except I like to build cars (street rods) We hope to move to The Villages in 2010 depending when our house in Wisconsin sells. On our previous visits I can understand making noise and disrupting the neighborhods with loud noises would be a problem inside and outside of a house. My plan, hopefully, is to finish all the noisy jobs on the car before we move, ie; hammering out dents, cutting metal, throwing tools etc. With that being said, I agree with what has been stated in that you should be able to do in your garage what you want as long as the noise is at a minimum.
Yes, I'm 64 years old and still play with cars.

[handieman]

SHHhhhhhhhhhhh
I replaced the muffler and tailpipe on my truck in my driveway last week. It was noisy and dirty but at 7:00 PM the area was pristine and no one complained. Of course I threatened to hit them with the old tailpipe if they did but all went well:girlneener:
Handie

[Hawkwind]

I have a similar problem except I like to build cars (street rods) We hope to move to The Villages in 2010 depending when our house in Wisconsin sells. On our previous visits I can understand making noise and disrupting the neighborhods with loud noises would be a problem inside and outside of a house. My plan, hopefully, is to finish all the noisy jobs on the car before we move, ie; hammering out dents, cutting metal, throwing tools etc. With that being said, I agree with what has been stated in that you should be able to do in your garage what you want as long as the noise is at a minimum.
Yes, I'm 64 years old and still play with cars.

One evening last December during one of the first nights of my stay at about 7:00 pm I hear this sweet sounding rumble that made me jump off the couch and head for the window. By the time I got there it was gone. A few days later I asked a neighbor about that lovely sound and she said that was her husbands street rod. Sweet turquoise all steel truck, tubbed with a nicely cammed SBC and of course great sounding exhaust. Bob has a shop in Fruitland Park where he does work on street rods and welding. Check my picture albums of the December 2008 and July 2009 cruise-in.

[Number 6]

So, if it IS your house what the *%LL do you care what the neighbors say?

Isn't this supposed to be Florida's "Friendlist" Home Town? And I am confused when you then say,

Please remove your hat/cap when entering a building and dining out! Be a gentleman.

Isn't part of being a gentleman, caring what your neighbors think?

[Larryandlinda]

SHHhhhhhhhhhhh
I replaced the muffler and tailpipe on my truck in my driveway last week. It was noisy and dirty but at 7:00 PM the area was pristine and no one complained. Of course I threatened to hit them with the old tailpipe if they did but all went well:girlneener:
Handie
Do you make house calls for muffler work?
Or shall we drive it over?
Even a cutoff saw and a little banging during the day is no noisier than the mowers, chainsaws, and weedwackers we hear all the time, not to mention the rowdies at havana.
I'm sure coolant, motor oil, and trans fluid running into the streets would not fly, though.Of course in 'the day' we used the storm drains as grease pits. Tsk tsk.
LandL

[Larryandlinda]

I have a similar problem except I like to build cars (street rods) We hope to move to The Villages in 2010 depending when our house in Wisconsin sells. On our previous visits I can understand making noise and disrupting the neighborhods with loud noises would be a problem inside and outside of a house. My plan, hopefully, is to finish all the noisy jobs on the car before we move, ie; hammering out dents, cutting metal, throwing tools etc. With that being said, I agree with what has been stated in that you should be able to do in your garage what you want as long as the noise is at a minimum.
Yes, I'm 64 years old and still play with cars.
Mikies,
We've got some space just outside our compound known as TV, where maturing teenage tinkerers can make a little noise, fire up an arc welder, throw tools, and even let a few expletives go when something doesn't line up right or you skin a knuckle.
Once we start spending more time down yonder and move some of the iron down, we're happy to swap for a little knowledge and supervision.
LandL

[gemorc]

Isn't this supposed to be Florida's "Friendlist" Home Town? And I am confused when you then say,



Isn't part of being a gentleman, caring what your neighbors think?

The gentlemen who devised our constitution, also decided that a man's home is his castle.

[BogeyBoy]

Best way to know is look at the sales slip you have for your house. If your name is on that slip then the house and the attached garage are probably yours. So, if it IS your house what the *%LL do you care what the neighbors say?

But also included in those documents is a provision that states TV is a deed restricted community and you agree to abide by those restrictions.

Each village has restrictions that vary, I think they have been fine-tuned as TV progressed. (Realtor signs are a good example, in the older sections you can have a "For Sale" sign in your front yard, in the newer areas all you can have is a sign in your window.)

Where I live the restriction on working on your automobile reads (in part) as follows:

"No Owner of a Homesite shall repair or restore any motor vehicle, boat, trailer, aircraft, or other vehicle on any portion of the Homesite, or on dedicated or reserved areas, except for emergency repairs, and then only to the extent necessary to enable movement to a proper repair facility."

[Number 6]

The gentlemen who devised our constitution, also decided that a man's home is his castle.

Well, it is his castle subject to the restrictions that he agreed to (in writing no less). You will note that the Village Watch is real good in enforcing them.

But, of course, that is not my point at all. I think that the attitude, "to heck with my neighbors" stinks, especially in the Villages. Just my opinion.

[mikers31]

The word "homesite" could be in question. To me, it would be outside of the house meaning in the yard, driveway, under a tree, etc. not in a garage. Understanding that a sales agent may say anything to get a sale, when asked this question to an agent, I was given that answer ie; homesite means outside the house.

[SABRMnLgs]

Except when your neighbors have "opticus-rectalis " and are more concerned about what you do than what they do. In otherwords, MYOB and leave other folks alone.
And here we go again with another guy running around with that comic book rulse restriction rag in his hand preaching the gospel of Morse to anyone who stands still for more that a few seconds. Geeeeez!!


Jerry Jackson

[The Great Fumar]

If you signed or accepted the restrictions ,( and you did,) then when they say "ANY PORTION OF THE HOME SITE ". means just that ,
No one is going to complain if you tinker with your car in your garage , But you better be damn careful if you start taking in washings.....
NO COMMERCIAL VENTURES , in residential areas........

fumar

[Number 6]

Well, if the gospel of Moorse says to respect and be considerate of your neighbors, then I am guilty.
Help me here. I am looking for the word to describe someone who signs a document with the intention of ignoring its provisions.

[Tom Heller]

I have recently read some posts about the issue of working on you car in your garage. Some said there was a restriction. Others said they do it all the time. Some, like me, have an antique they maintain and drive. Can someone enlighten me on any restrictions.:coolsmiley:
To read your deed restrictions go to: http://www.districtgov.org/vccdd/deedrestrict.asp
click on link at bottom of page

[JimJoe]

But also included in those documents is a provision that states TV is a deed restricted community and you agree to abide by those restrictions.

Each village has restrictions that vary, I think they have been fine-tuned as TV progressed. (Realtor signs are a good example, in the older sections you can have a "For Sale" sign in your front yard, in the newer areas all you can have is a sign in your window.)

Where I live the restriction on working on your automobile reads (in part) as follows:

"No Owner of a Homesite shall repair or restore any motor vehicle, boat, trailer, aircraft, or other vehicle on any portion of the Homesite, or on dedicated or reserved areas, except for emergency repairs, and then only to the extent necessary to enable movement to a proper repair facility."

I guess I can't repair a car (or golf car) on my own homesite but you can come to my homesite and repair it for me, or I can bring it to your house and repair it there.
OR I can build it on my homesite, but I can't repair or restore it on my homesite.

How many of you have aircraft on your homesite?

Did they ever consider having a lawyer review that restriction before they adopted it?

[Bogie Shooter]

I guess I can't repair a car (or golf car) on my own homesite but you can come to my homesite and repair it for me, or I can bring it to your house and repair it there.
OR I can build it on my homesite, but I can't repair or restore it on my homesite.

How many of you have aircraft on your homesite?

Did they ever consider having a lawyer review that restriction before they adopted it?

Or did you, before you signed it?

[JimJoe]

Or did you, before you signed it?

I didnt sign it, but if I did move to the villages I would follow it to the letter of the contract, and so would those that attempted to enforce it against me.
I am a lawyer.

[Bogie Shooter]

I didnt sign it, but if I did move to the villages I would follow it to the letter of the contract, and so would those that attempted to enforce it against me.
I am a lawyer.
Have you been to The Villages?

[Midge538]

" Bogie: 'Have you been to The Villages?' So many questions????

[JimJoe]

Have you been to The Villages?

I have been to the villages six times. I have relatives that live there and they absolutely love it. I am considering buying a second home but I do have questions about some of the issues there, including the IRS issue, the form of government or the lack thereof, and the deed restrictions. I like working with my power tools, and on my vehicles. I also have a dog that loves long walks in the woods. I am afraid my independent nature would not fit well with the restrictions that are a necessity in a "gated" community. There is a lot of language in the various deed restrictions that I do not like.
I enjoy reading the posts on this website so I can learn as much as possible about the villages before I make a purchase there. There are a lot of very nice and helpful people that I have met in TV.

[Bogie Shooter]

" Bogie: 'Have you been to The Villages?' So many questions????

Of course Midge....I'm a resident. what is wrong with ????

[GatbTester]

A good neighbor is just that. One who would bother the street on which he lives by doing an auto repair on his driveway might be pushing the limits, in my opinon, especially if there were a lot of noise, debris on the driveway, or spills. None of us have an objection to what is done in the privacy of ones closed doors, just don't bring your auto repairs to the driveway or street.:police: