Should I drop a dime?
 

There is a home owner who rents a house on my street.

He has a huge olive drab tailer with a tarp over it & he has "FOR SALE" signs on the tarp/

And, he has a blatant re "For Rent " sign in the front window of his property.

It is the tackiest thing I have ever seen in the villages & I believe its against community standards.

Yes. Call Community Standards. The owner needs to be put on notice that the standards apply to him/her too. People like this are not going to care about the quality of their renters and the violations could get worse.

There are lots of folks here that have FOR RENT signs in their front windows. Dozens. And that is against the rules????

The for rent sign could be legal depending on size. The Trailer I'm not sure about. The county sheriff's office should be able to tell you if you call. I assume it's a county owned street.

Read your copy of the deed restrictions or call Community Standards.

I think Community Standards is impotent and therefore I advocate for mobs with pitchforks and torches. If called, I shall serve.

Why do you think that.

Learn to MYOB.

Don't forget the tar and feathers.

I agree. All that stuff and yard art devalues the whole place. One of the reasons we chose this place is because of deed restrictions. We lived under deed restrictions for many years and it helps hold the value of your investment.

Why should she? It's an eyesore on her street.

Don't forget the hot tar. Very important to have all your ducks in a row!!!

When you have accomplished that task
Go to the town squares and unreserve all the seats

I don't think the for sale signs or the for rent sign is against restrictions. Maybe the trailer. But if it's in the driveway, the sheriff's dept would have no authority.

Those who advocate that deed restrictions have kept up property values seem to miss the fact that the most important deed restriction was omitted...one that states no rentals are allowed except to family members.

But such a restriction would lower the esteemed and beloved developers ability to sell homes.

The OP has an eyesore on her street with the trailer. Minding one's own business is not the wise course of action. The complaint is important, and it is the opposite of complacency regarding assaults on our quality of life here in TV. I think that the growth of a 'MYOB' attitude will eventually lead to a deterioration of our chosen home community.

The ultimate adjudication is not as important to this thread as is the registering of a complaint about the eyesore.

Just don't put the complaint in writing. Only verbal. Otherwise the neighbor will be able to identify you and may seek out retribution.

Take a photo and post it here. So many people just look for something to complain about and make others lives miserable. If you post a photo everyone can see whether that it is truly an eyesore devaluing property or not. That's better than just complaining and people commenting on an image in their heads.

The trailer in the driveway is a deed restriction and fines can be leveled against the homeowner if it is parked there for more than a certain time. Same with motor homes and boats.

No need to post pictures. The OP should just call the CDD and report a possible violation. The CDDs are "complaint driven" - they do not drive around looking for violations, they must be reported. What people might think is an eyesore is irrelevant; the CDD will come by and objectively evaluate what they see against the written standard.

Making a phone call about a deed restriction is anonymous. Sending an email is under the transparency law here in Florida and could be viewed. .

Make the report. You can do it anonymously. Let those in authority determine if a violation has occured.

TOTV posters do not determine deed restriction violations. That's the job of Community Standards.

Bogie Shooter, I don't know who you really are because you want to remain anonymous. I am pretty sure you are from Ohio and you sit across the aisle from me politically, but if it weren't for you and your common sense remarks this forum would not be near as valuable as it is to everyone. You are a great person and a logical one and one with enormous practical knowledge but most of all you call "em the way you sees "em.. Thank you Bogie Shooter for your occasional PM's that say something on the order of "WHAT WERE YOU THINKIN"?????. You are my friend who I have never met.

Oh my........:sigh::sigh:

Agree. No need to debate it here. No need.

Report it---simple

The experience of living in the Villages depends on the residents creating a positive living environment and common courtesy. When that breaks down we have an obligation to take action. Call Community Standards for all the people who live here.

Gracie they will investigate the incident even if the email does not reflect your name.

Drop a dime!
 

Yes I would definitely drop a dime on them. Call Community Watch. You do not have to give your name. We all bought in The Villages because we liked the way it looked and the way it was taken of. We don't ever want to lose that. Also there are probably rules that prevent someone from doing what they are doing. Community Watch should be able to help you. Good luck!!

No, do not call Community Watch, they do not have responsibility for this. Call Community Standards at 352-751-3912.

The dime has been dropped, the trailer is in violation

We have seen in just a few years, the lack of some controls and the eyesore items that seem to be increasing in numbers. Have you noticed that there are multitudes of persons driving around in Villages cars and trucks, looking but are they really seeing?
All of this is visible and it does impact the quality of neighborhoods for sure. Let us not make it head downhill. If one person gets away with a violation, then the next person that wants to do the same can do it because he or she can say, well they did it for months and now you are picking on me. In court, they will win the right to violate the rules, who is enforcing the rules?
Let us all pull together to keep our nice areas nice. bbbbbb

A couple of issues. The Villages is "complaint driven" - there is nobody driving around looking for violations.

Secondly, I doubt the the argument "you are picking on me after months of time" will work around here. I have seen that work in our previous community with a weak Board but I don't think that will fly around here.

The rules are enforced by Community Standards.

Some CDDs have rules against "yard art". As long as it is not tacky I think you need to let that go in the interest of maintaining good relationships with your neighbors.

It would be so nice if people took pride in their homes. What happen to trimming your shrubs and weeding your yard? In my area there is no rule about the height of shrubs. It has changed since we first moved here.

Remember the movie Cool Hand Luke? What we have here is a lack of communication. Well, we pay for services, have you noticed all the Village persons cruising around, burning gas, if we see the infractions, then why do the paid employees not see the problems when it is their job to patrol????? :shocked:

Drop the dime! These others that are making fun of your question are bozos. A trailer with a tarp and a 4 sale sign - give me a break! That's the kind of thing that makes the place look junky! What's next dryers in the yard, old cars on blocks? Paleeze, spare me and the rest of us. Forget the pitch forks and the tar and feathers, oh and the rail...🙄 And those silly comments and do what's right for our community! Good luck - no need to get mad just call the Villages office. Thanks

Don't look now!
 

Don't look now, but i think you just did drop your dime/

Because its not their job.

Concerns about possible deed restriction violations may be provided to the Community Standards Deed Compliance Division by phone, fax, mail, electronic mail, or in person and may be made anonymously. The Community Standards Deed Compliance Division is entirely complaint driven.

You can read all about it at Village Community Development Districts

Cant wait to put up my plastic pink flamingos. No way could they be a Deed Restriction