Is the "Age" of residents enforced
 

How come I see a bunch of under 55 people with charges from the Villages?

The rule is that only one person in the house must be over 55, and that rule can be waived by The Villages as long as 80 percent of the houses are in compliance. The only real age restriction is that people under 19 cannot stay in the house for more than 30 days. So, good luck enforcing the rule against someone who is over 19.

:popcorn::popcorn:

Expect 50 plus posts, cut and pasted from many previous threads.

Thanks Boogie...save me some of that Popcorn

Good luck expecting enforcement of any internal deed restrictions.

The two old biddies seem to have some clout

I guess sometimes the older folks aren't the best either. i.e. 300 files found on a laptop, or punching a womans arm, or running around naked from the waist down at the Manatee Recreation Center

We're talking "internal" deed restrictions, which must be enforced by the developer. I've never heard of an instance where this has happened.

Good explanation, may help some understand. Seems a lot of people do get "rules", "deed restrictions", and "laws" all mixed up in their minds... Most, or many, do not seem to know the federal 80% law even exist, and also that in the final analysis, the local police officers are NOT responsible for enforcing the "rules" and "restrictions". Relatives in planned "retirement" communities in other states tell us confusion also runs rampant in their communities. Aways asking WHO is responsible for ENFORCING the "gate law", who "let's these people in without a resident I.D. they say... and yet, it's exactly like it is in the villages, the roads are NOT private. They tell us the residents of their community also no not understand that there really is not specified enforcement entity...and, the local police are always being called on to take care of things like this: "they have children at ......, they need to leave, they have been here all summer, you need to send an officer to take care of it... I CALLED the HOA and they don't take care of that so we need an officer.... and so on. Just saying, we are not alone with residents who are not clear about many things in age restricted communities.

Anyone can “live” here as long as you’re over 18.

Because dangerous loser parasitic relatives come here to leech off of our elderly residents. They first victimize that relative and then exploit the rest of our community and amenities till they are arrested.....but, Oh Wait!...Then they come back
and keep doing it over and over and over with no end in sight...

No enforcement of age restrictions per covenant, up to 20% are permitted by statute.

Cry all you want but they lied to you. The Villages is not a retirement community.

There is a serious housing problem in America so I expect you will see more younger folks living in TV in the near future.

When the entitled start arriving in the next few months riding around with scowls ������ on their faces having to deal with the permanent residents being in there way!
Maybe it will scare them off ������

You and me, Bogie, have been on this Forum for a long time and have witnessed this discussion so many times.

The Federal Housing Act, established in 1968 has a section referred to as HOPA. The Villages must have at least 80% of people over 55 years of age and cannot have anyone living here under 19. Under 19 visitors may stay here no more than a total of 30 days in a calendar year.

This goes for rental homes as well.