Door to door soliciting
 

Hardly a day goes by, someone doesn't show up at my door, selling tree trimming, lawn care, or something. Today is was a new roof.

Does any one here know the truth? The information out there seems contradictory.


https://districtgov.org/departments/...-watch-FAQ.pdf

https://www.**************.com/2021/...-the-villages/

If local law enforcement believes it is not against the law then .....

If hardly a day goes by without someone knocking at the door then contact Community Standards per the FAQ and see what they have to say.

Florida Statute 501.022 says home solicitation requires a permit. This implies to me that door-to-door solicitation is legal as long as the person has the permit. They should show you their permit automatically but you can also ask to see it.

Bait.

Correct. I have read the law, but it doesn't say anything about enforcement or penalties. So, I doubt that law enforcement will do anything if you call them. In my opinion, the best way to prevent soliciting is to place a "No Soliciting" sign on the front door.

Again.

After much effort, I have made the list of you do not want to knock on that door.
Wife is polite. Our mail. All the free college, funeral etc are addressed to her.

Post a no soliciting sign at your door. This makes it wrong for them to knock on your door.

YUP - But in 3 years, I literally NEVER had someone knock on my door to silicate.

Roofers, constantly.

I believe in 2022 a law was passed BANNING roofing outfits from ALL door to door solicitating.

It looks like that's accurate, thank you.

Statutes & Constitution
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Online Sunshine.

Must say, I tire of these one-word responses. Clutters up the forum.,. To get post count up.

All because of the roof replacement fraud of the last few years.

Before that, it was Sink Hole fraud.

They'll be something else coming, right around the next corner.

Which is why the roof companies no longer ask you to get a new roof. That would be solicitation. But there is no prohibition on their offering you a free roof inspection, no obligation. When you say yes, then they can find a problem and offer a solution. So the work around is very simple.

Same.

LOL, LOL, LOL, judging from the number per week we get ringing our door bell, a high number of them may not have hear about the "law"....I suppose if we called the police to ENFORCE that "law", the "free roof" folks doing the "free inspections" would be in their truck and out of our village before the police could even arrive. Law will probably be as effective as our laws about applying for citizenship by the legal process. Last week had 2 free roof folks, 3 trim you palm tree folks, and one meat sales person... that was last week !

Does anyone who actually has a 'No Soliciting' sign up know if they work to prevent door bell ringers?

Works just as good as yelling " stop thief"

This one might work.

So?

They do it anyway offering a free roof inspection so they can pull up a tile or two an tell you that you need a new roof.

Happens every month or so and just tell them to go away.

Ditto

We don't have a sign and actually haven't had a door-to-door product solicitor for a long time, BUT a couple who said they live in The Villages knocked a month or so ago wanting to come in and witness and pray. I told them as residents they should know this isn't acceptable, and they replied that they aren't selling a product and the law gives them the authority under freedom of speech and religion to door knock. I checked with Neighborhood Watch and they confirmed that legally that is true. Public streets and nothing can be done unless they become aggressive and won't leave.

door to door soliciting
 

Remember, "if it feels wrong/bad, it usually is."

If you feel something or someone on your property is not genuine or appropriate,
Close and lock the door and any other exterior doors, including the garage doors.
Then, immediately report the suspicious person to the Sheriff's Department and then Community Watch. This quick action will bring about a marked unit sooner than later.
Try and make note of age, clothing, height, hair color, sex and race.
Also, direction of travel when you last saw them.
If they left in a vehicle, try and remember make, model and color (2 door/4/door/ truck etc..) and if possible, a license plate number.

Do not place yourself in danger at any time to obtain the info!

Recording doorbell cameras are a huge help as well. If not your camera, possibly a neighbor's.

Use a doorbell cam. Send video to authorities

So a couple of strangers knocked on your door and said they wanted to come inside your home and pray? Bizarre, and highly suspicious.

Yep. Every home on our street. They kind of looked like they were in the age range of TV, but they were adamant they had a legal right to do what they were doing. I told them I made it this long with my religious preferences and not to come back.

Tell them you will let them have 10 minutes of your time if they will give you 10 minutes of their time, but you get to go first. Then tell them you will be summoning demons from Hell to take two souls you promised the Devil and they are due today.

It worked for me 50 years ago when I was pestered by missionaries that kept showing up on my doorstep

knockers: Hi! I'm Jim and this is my wife Tammy Fae. Mind if we come in and pray?
me: Hi! No thank you. /closes door

30 seconds wasted.

It certainly gets counts up.

Just statistics - not a complaint - one poster has posted an average 8.24 for 17 years.
Another poster has posted an average of over 9 times a day for years.

How does one skip/ignore/suppress posts from certain posters which tend to be of little value or do I just skip quickly past them?

Click on "user settings" and then "edit ignore list". Add the poster to your list.

There are a handful who seem to be compelled to post over and over and over in just about every thread, with two main purposes - to argue even the smallest point into the ground, and to ensure everyone knows just how smart they are. Mostly ego-driven. Once you add them to your ignore list, reading through threads becomes much quicker, and far more pleasurable.

Don't think so, getting 3 a week on average. Today, had one called Apex. And, if you refuse to go to the door, they leave cards stuck in the door which is really awful for those on our block who travel a lot and others who do not live here full time. It sure gives an image of "the owners are not here, beak in if you wish". Wish it was not just allowed, especially leaving those cards which eventually fall and litter the entry porch if you are gone for a while !

While I can't remember ever getting a single one...

Our neighbor checks our house 1-2 Xs a week when we're gone. They check the front door, pick up any cards and the Homeowners Assn. newspaper that may be in out driveway...

We may have had one knock on the door and two cards in the five years we've been here.