Some Villagers to see changes in amenity fees
 

The Villages will begin charging more for some amenity fees starting this year. These adjustments from the Consumer Price Index will impact the contractual amenity fee for all homeowners who closed on their houses after Jan. 1, 2023 and all new homes built in The Villages on and after Jan. 1, 2023. Previously, the amenity

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Still a bargain. But that's enough for a while!

Enough already they reel you in now your stuck. When is it going to be enough

Nobody gets "reeled in", prospective homebuyers evaluate their options and make a choice---nobody puts a gun to your head and makes you buy here. Nor is anyone "stuck", they can avail themselves of the option of moving.

As far as when is enough goes:

Amenity fees pay for rec centers, exec golf, flowers in common areas, community watch, and MMPs to name a few. Are the costs of maintaining rec enters and paying those workers going down? Are the prices of fertilizer and gasoline at an all time low? Are nursery prices lower?

Perhaps it will be enough when we get a real change that emphasizes fiscal responsibility rather than willy-nilly spending on pie in the sky projects.

Partially agree, did that fee include the 8200 plus with 250 under 55 households approved and being built to use the same amenities? TV does not release future plans until they see fit. Does that include the use of 3 golf cart accessible movie theaters TV sells their lifestyle as having? There is a little wiggleroom for downsides of the buddle. But yes, the fee remains acceptable.

What pie in the sky projects are you referring to?

As an mls agent, the amenity fee is reset every January 1 st. Nothing new. It is for all homes closed after January 1st of the year. It happens every year.

It literally has nothing to do with that.
The increase is due to CPI increases - which is spelled out in your documents at closing. You just didn’t think inflation would run at close to 10% for two years and counting.
Have you bought a dozens eggs recently or filled your car up with gas?

This isn't new! Amenity fees for everyone increases every year based on CPI, about 8% last year because of inflation. Mine went up about $14. This isn't new, so get use to it!

Standards of living anywhere may go down, but the cost of living? Never!

Why do we have to get used to it ?

Because inflation is not showing any signs of receding, so there will be another 6 to 8% increase next year.

I was told when I bought my house that my rate would never go up more then 5%, it was grandfathered in. Yet, it went from $145 to $170 ..if they keep this up people who budgeted to live here will be put out of their homes.
I personally think it is wrong to promise people who purchased years ago one thing and then just say, we changed our minds.

I think that anyone who is "put out of their home" by a $25/month increase has not planned their retirement too well.

Perhaps not, but add that $25/month to the 20% electric increase, 25% proposed water increase, gas price increases, home insurance increases, food price increases, and various other increases and it starts to look like real money that an 8.7% SS COLA isn't quite going to cover.