Children
 

What is the restriction for children living in the Villages?

I believe they must be over 19 years old and at least one resident (owner) of the household must be 55 or older.

Children are permitted, in fact encouraged, in the Middleton section. While part of The Villages, they have their own amenities and no access to 55+ amenities (Except the public ones like town squares, stores, restaurants, guest golfing, etc.).

Under age restriction
 

Kids under 19 are not allowed to live here full-time. They can visit as often as you'd/they'd like but can't stay for more than 30 consecutive days. Whether this rule is actually enforced is a whole other can of worms.

One resident (owner) does not have to be 55+. See the 80/20 rule.

There may be some differences depending on where you live, check your deed restrictions for the specific information. I believe most of the info mentioned so far is accurate, but I do not know the details about the 'family' areas.

While this is indeed true that only 80% of the homes must be occupied by a person 55+ to be considered under the Federal legal 55+ community umbrella, (The Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 (HOPA), your point is moot.

If they have a house here, they qualified for 80/20 through Villages Sales staff. Of course, the could have purchased via the MLS. I believe the 55+ occupant requirement was to ensure the house was not solely occupied by a 19, a 20, and a 25 year old. Regardless, the rules regarding people under 19 specifically state that SOMEone must be 55+ in the house. See below.

According to The Villages dot com (FAQs About The Villages(R): Your Questions Answered ):

"Can you live in The Villages if you are under 55?

- Yes, if at least one member of your household is 55 and you are not younger than 19 years old.

While The Villages is a 55+ active adult community, we absolutely do welcome children and grandchildren. In fact, The Villages hosts year-round, inter-generational activities as part of Camp Villages. This special program encourages grandparents and grandchildren to experience together all the lifestyle amenities The Villages has to offer.

Please note, there is a 30-day consecutive limit for visitors under the age of 18."

If they stay on my street for more than 30 days, I can guarantee that the rule will be enforced.

Wow.

Our old neighborhood had 2 sisters that have been living in TV since they turned 19, to take care of their parents. Both parents passed when girls turned 22 & 24. Both now own the home, work in TV, are full time residents. Our first home sold to a couple age 24, and 27.

Guarantee? How is that?

Pitchforks, and lanterns:girlneener:

The rule is pretty clear. Hopefully, The Villages will enforce their own rule if they have a specific, verifiable complaint. I moved here to get away from living around children. Why can't people just follow the rules that they agreed to follow?

Internal restrictions are not enforced but any resident can initiate legal action.

At least 80 percent of occupied unites in a 55+ community must have at least one person living there who is over 55. This leaves the other 20 percent of the community's units available for people of any age, creating the “80/20 Rule.”

So children may live year round in those “20%” households.

NO

All homes in the Villages come with deed restrictions. While there are many version of these deed restrictions, every one that I have looked at limits the number of days a child under 19 can stay in the home.