Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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exactly.
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Have you thought about moss, stays vibrant green, never has to be mowed, very little water. It does take awhile to grow in, check with local landscaping company to see what works here
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I'm also not asking about an "all-rock" lawn. |
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Sounds like your new neighbors are just going to love having you. |
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There are much better looking plants that convert even more from CO2 to oxygen, than grass, that are native to Florida, are naturally pest-resistant, easier and less expensive to maintain. And I wasn't asking if astro turf was allowed. I said I'd feel better about astro turf than I would with the red-ant-hiding, razor-blade-edged green stuff you all call grass down there. Doesn't mean I have any intention of actually doing that.
As for the sarcastic comment from VillageIdiot about my neighbors loving to have me move in and the popcorn emoji - if that's how people with differing opinions are treated in the Villages, then perhaps I should push for my husband to move us to the Carolinas instead. TV is the only place in Florida I'd be willing to move. Just because I have certain opinions of what looks pretty and what doesn't, doesn't mean I plan on turning my yard into a wildscape. It'd be nice if I could, but I comply with regulations. That's why I ask these questions. To find out what the rules ARE. The attitude toward my opinions could use a step back though. It's not welcoming. At all. |
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With respect to the restrictions, you can do what you want. As far as I know, there is no "deed restriction police" that ride around looking for violations. However, if someone/anyone complains about something you have done, and it is found that you did not get ARC approval to do it, and whatever you have done violates the restrictions, you will get a letter with a time limit to get your property back into compliance, or else. What the or else is, I'm not sure. Sorry if you took offense. As anyone can tell by the traffic level here on TOTV today, it's a solid steady rain day here in TV and we are probably just all bored. |
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What is an ARC? Is that the same thing as the thing I downloaded from the villages.net page? That was only 14 pages, and dated back to 1998. I picked a random property in Sumter Village, and in Spanish Springs, to see if there were any significant differences. There weren't. The closest thing to a 'restrictive covenant' I've ever personally experienced has been condo association bylaws. They weren't all that restrictive, because there wasn't all that much to restrict. You owned whatever was inside your own walls, and the rest was community property. If you dug up the front garden to personalize it, you were required to maintain it til you moved out. If you left it alone, the condo association maintained it however they saw fit. There were no property lines to worry about fencing or shrubbery, since they were 32 8-unit buildings spread out through an old horse farm. The condo association took care of all the landscaping, plowing, pesticide, shoveling, sidewalks, termite control, signage, etc. etc. That's what we paid them for. In TV, you're paying for all of that beyond your property line, and you're required to cover the cost of everything within your property line. But you're not allowed to do anything within your property line that doesn't violate actual law. You're only allowed to do those very limited things they say you're allowed to do - and in fact, you're REQUIRED to do them, at your own expense. So if you don't like expansive lawns, you're either stuck with them whether you like it or not, or you're welcome to live elsewhere. And - if you choose to live there, you're required to bear the financial burden of maintaining that lawn that you really don't want in the first place, or risk the ire of neighbors and fines and leins against your property. I get that people want something pretty to look at, and some measure of conformity. I like some measure of conformity as well. I like knowing that the homes and properties are in good condition, the shrubbery isn't left to grow wild, the edging along the sidewalk is neat and tidy. I also get the idea of no tacky pink flamingos and polka-dotted awnings over a toolshed in the middle of the front yard. But I also like the idea that it's okay to have a touch of whimsy here, a dab of color there, something that makes your property not exactly like the one next to it. I want to be able to tell friends who visit, "it's the one with the mailbox that has a little rock garden at the base of it with a morning glory vine growing up the shaft." Or "the house with the pavers that zig-zag from the front step to the end of the driveway, with rosemary shrubs on either end." Something to distinguish it, that doesn't take away from the overall "look" of the neighborhood. |
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We just purchased a CYV and some of the criteria was no grass since we are snowbirds. We have all rocks and shrubbery, it was much lower maintenance. We had the choice of a very nice home on a corner lot, but in our absence we did not want to have to be concerned with lawn cutting.
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I think the whole place is absolutely beautiful and I hope you get all this resolved and enjoy living here too.
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Well. We have lots of roundabouts and lots of deed restrictions. So I would think one should be OK with both or one might have difficulty being happy here..
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At closing on a new home you get a copy of your deed restrictions. Unfortunately, many file them away with the closing documents without reading what the restrictions are for their particular district. Sometimes “things” get muddy when you buy a resale. You may or may not get the deed restrictions and the former owner may have made changes to the property without ARC approval thus causing you a future costly problem. There are such cases that have made it to this site and even to the Daily Sun. Bottom line - - do your due diligence when purchasing property and check with ARC prior to making significant changes to your property.
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And again - I have no problem with the concept of restrictions. I don't know how many different ways, and different posts, I have to say that before it sinks in with some of you people. |
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You can do whatever you want BUT if someone complains about what you've done to ARC they will investigate and IF you are not in compliance you will be given a deadline to come into compliance period. They are the final word so be sure to get approval from them. If you ride around you will see MANY people who are not in compliance BUT until someone complains nothing is done. Check with the ARC period.
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