[kittygilchrist]

I've heard that we only get one ID for the price of two. Is that fair? Are there more important issues we should rally around?

[njbchbum]

1 ID for the price of 2? Maybe you could be more specific?

We are two people with ownership of one house and pay one amenity fee with each of us having an individual ID.

Are you thinking that one owner should pay one amenity fee and have two IDs? It is my belief that each owner has their personal ID and each property is assessed one amenity fee.

[kittygilchrist]

Originally Posted by njbchbum

1 ID for the price of 2? Maybe you could be more specific?

We are two people with ownership of one house and pay one amenity fee with each of us having an individual ID.

Are you thinking that one owner should pay one amenity fee and have two IDs? It is my belief that each owner has their personal ID and each property is assessed one amenity fee.

I'm saying only that single homeowners pay the same price for amenities as couples. If there is no other habitant, the price is the same.

[DougB]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

I've heard that we only get one ID for the price of two. Is that fair? Are there more important issues we should rally around?

No one pays for two. You pay amenities fees per household. If you have 4 living there, you can get 4 ID's. Say a married couple and their two dependent children over 19 that live with. And I guess by your logic, all 4 for the price of one.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by DougB

No one pays for two. You pay amenities fees per household. If you have 4 living there, you can get 4 ID's. Say a married couple and their two dependent children over 19 that live with. And I guess by your logic, all 4 for the price of one.

Whoever is listed on the deed gets an ID.

[DougB]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Whoever is listed on the deed gets an ID.

Dependent adult children also get an ID.

[maybe]

I think the bad aspect of the current rules is that a single person cannot even get a guest card for someone unless that guest lives outside a 50 mile radius of The Villages. Guest cards do not even give all the privileges that a resident card does, but it is better than nothing. It seems reasonable to me that they could allow one guest card to anyone designated by the owner of a house which has only one resident card issued. Alternatively, a single resident could have a "single resident" card which allows them to always bring a guest along who has full resident privileges.

[kittygilchrist]

Bill's idea articulates the heart of the matter...if a single person wants to bring a friend who lives within 50 miles to an event, you can't. So for singles, you can't bring a date to a dance, for example, unless they live too far away to come to one....

I did not know dependents would also get an I.D. Can a renter in your home get an I.D.?

[billethkid]

The taxes and amenities and maintenance fees are all on the same basis.....whether there are one, two or more owners. Certain "things" just have to be on a household basis to be equitable. Those who are single are not being treated any differently than households with two or four owners.

If there were any other criteria than household or owners then a whole Pandora's box opens wide for all households and who should get how many based on _ ? _.

On the over 50 mile rule there are temporary guest passes issued for one year at a time for individuals that meet select criteria. It has been a while and I forget the rules....just call to find out about in the area guest passes.

[kittygilchrist]

Yeah, I agree with on that, BTK, it makes more sense than singles being in higher tax brackets.

[maybe]

Originally Posted by billethkid

The taxes and amenities and maintenance fees are all on the same basis.....whether there are one, two or more owners. Certain "things" just have to be on a household basis to be equitable. Those who are single are not being treated any differently than households with two or four owners.

If there were any other criteria than household or owners then a whole Pandora's box opens wide for all households and who should get how many based on _ ? _.

On the over 50 mile rule there are temporary guest passes issued for one year at a time for individuals that meet select criteria. It has been a while and I forget the rules....just call to find out about in the area guest passes.

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I am not sure how allowing a single, sole owner to always bring another person has to open up any box, Pandora's or otherwise. And the only exception to the 50 mile guest card rule I have heard of is one that allows certain close relatives such as grandchildren----- not appropriate dating material!

[chachacha]

thanks for starting this thread, bill...i have written about this before and even had a petition with over 200 signatures but we were put off until "next year" which never resolved anything. i can understand limiting golfing, but i cannot understand why a single buyer cannot get a guest pass for a companion, issued at purchase, which they can use with the date or friend of their choice, no matter where they live. for other activities. i am just tired of fighting it!

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Whoever is listed on the deed gets an ID.

What if the deed is held by a trust? In order to avoid probate (in CA - and elsewhere) and for other reasons I hold my homes in a trust. Were I to purchase a home in The Villages, and I may very well do so, I would hope to hold it in a trust.

[redwitch]

I'm totally in agreement that singles should be allowed to bring guests to certain events, like dances, regardless of where the guest lives. It really is unfair and limiting.

I remember when a huge stink was raised because support group meetings being held in rec centers were going to be opened to anyone who needed that group would be allowed to come, again regardless of where they lived. Compassion seemed to be thrown out the window for the right to keep TV for TVers. So far as I know, the ones who come to these meetings do not abuse the privilege and use other private TV facilities.

[graciegirl]

I think that the passes are meant for homeowners. I don't think they are meant to hurt or exclude singles friends. How could you keep these rules easy to regulate if a single had a steady date who had a card and that guy/girl was out the door and then they applied for another card for the new main squeeze and the jilted guy still had his card?

I know this sounds mean, and I don't mean it to be.


I am playing devils advocate here. It is like cart identification. A good idea but a nightmare to police. Maybe I am not understanding which events and amenities the friends are excluded from.


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