$50 Temporary Resident ID
 

I will be renting in The Villages September 1-9. In the past when I have rented for 7 or 8 days, the owners just gave me a guest pass (I don't golf), so I could use the pools and the rec. centers. When I asked the owner of the home I am renting in September if I could get a guest pass for my upcoming stay, he said he would prefer I get a guest pass from "someone else." Don't know why he prefers this, and I didn't ask. The owner lives in The Villages, and he owns the second home as a rental property.

I have emailed the landlord about me getting the $50 temporary resident ID to use during my upcoming rental, but I haven't heard back from him yet. What is the procedure/paperwork involved with getting the $50 temporary resident ID card?

Thanks in advance for the assistance.

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i believe for the owmer to get you a temporary resident id he has to surrender his id

Thanks for the information and the snapshot of the form!

Is that true even if the landlord owns one house in TV (he lives there year round), and the home I will be occupying in September is his full-time rental property located in a different Village from his primary residence?

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That's what I thought. Thank you confirming that.

For a short stay and non-golfer, the $50 temp id is a waste of money. Regular free guest pass should be fine. I can't think of any reason why the owner won't get you one other than a minimal amount of effort on their part. Heck, any TOTV friend could get you a guest pass.


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If you are renting from him, the owner needs to get the guest pass for you.

I'm sure you have given him a deposit...if not, please contact me. I have a home very close to Spanish Springs that is available in September and I'll be glad to get you the guest pass.

Jean Ricciuto...585 694 3279 or e-mail jricciuto@rochester.rr.com.

I rented before I purchased. Never needed to spend 50 bucks on a pass.

If you are renting there is a Villages ID pass associated with each property needed for golf. It costs $50 for two and is either paid by you or charged by the landlord which some include in the rent fee. This is a pass through cost paid directly to the Villages. The renter has to pick up these passes in Lake Sumter Landing at the sales office.

The second option is a guest ID. These are free and must be picked up by the landlord. They are good for everything but golf and even OK for golf but the person who got the ID for you makes the tee time, not you.

Each require the same information with one exception. The property ID requires your cell phone number while the guest ID requires your date of birth. Both require your full names, dates you will be here and your home address and property address. For guest ID the property address can be the rental property or the person getting the ID's address which they already have as the person getting the ID has to enter their Villages ID number.

The temporary villages ID would also allow you to use the sports pools, whereas the guest ID would not. Your landlord needs to step up and do this for you, whether you pay or he pays. Makes me think he is already using the temporary villages ID for someone else somehow.

maybe.....the owner is allowing friends from a different development to use his rental resident ID's? and this is why he can only get the new tenant guest ID's.

My opinion.....something is funny.....find another rental...

Agree. Something's not right there.

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Jean Ricciuto's statement is incorrect (perhaps because she wishes to rent out her property?). Any Villager can get anyone a guest pass as long as the guest does not reside in Sumter, Lake, or Marion County!!!

It's possible the owner is trying to avoid reporting the rental and paying the 9% State/County TAX that is applicable on any private home rental of less than 6 months. This is a tax designed to "protect hotels from competition." some landlords ignore it and pretend to not know about it, which is no excuse. Obtaining the temporary ID and collecting the $50.00 for the Villages is the appropriate and legal way to go. I'm aware of two friends who were ignorant of the law, rented their houses short term, and were forced to pay up by the state. The state apparently communicates with TV regarding rentals and a review of the temporary ID's makes it very simple to prove the rental took place. Not a good idea to try to beat the "system". I agree that something is strange with this deal.

Good news
 

Good news -- the landlord sent me an email earlier today, and he is going to get a guest ID for me, so all is good. For all those who offered to get me a visitor's pass, thank you so much! This is why I want to move to TV someday... to live amongst the generous and friendly people who call The Villages home! Villagers rock!

Here's a question -- is there a limit on how many guest passes (not the temporary $50 ID) that an owner can give out during a year as long as the guests do not reside in Sumter, Lake or Marion County?

Let's say an owner has lots of family and friends visiting for short periods of time throughout the year. Can the owner get 5 guest passes one month, then those guests go home, then get 6 more guest passes a couple of months after that, then those 6 go home, then get 3 more guest passes a month later, etc., etc.,?

We had a rental, surrendered the ID that came with the house and we paid the $50 to get Id's for temporary tenants. One couple rented and said they didn't play golf so we got a guest pass for each of them. They couldn't go to the shows without paying extra so we got them a temporary ID.

As for your question about the number of guest passes.....as far as I know, there is no limit. We have had so much company (in our own home) in the winter with people sleeping on the couch, blow-up mattresses, a chaise lounge and a queen size bed. Nothing was ever said when I got 6 guests passes at a time and went the next week and got 4 for 2 months. They were going to be here for 2 weeks and then were going further south for a month and then come back for 2 weeks.