[manaboutown]

According to the unmentionable online news source a 21 year old man with the possibly unfortunate last name of Dingus who resides in Country Club Hills was arrested @ 3:00 a.m. for battering his boyfriend-fiancee at their home!

So much for quiet enjoyment of life in a retirement community...

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

According to the unmentionable online news source a 21 year old man with the possibly unfortunate last name of Dingus who resides in Country Club Hills was arrested @ 3:00 a.m. for battering his boyfriend-fiancee at their home!

So much for quiet enjoyment of life in a retirement community...

His fiancé must be over 55! Right------ I sure all residents in the villages play by the rules.

[Steve Y]

It's a shame there are people like this in our neck of the world

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

His fiancé must be over 55! Right------ I sure all residents in the villages play by the rules.

Not if he is part of the 20% of homes where residents are permitted to be under 55.

[stan the man]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

According to the unmentionable online news source a 21 year old man with the possibly unfortunate last name of Dingus who resides in Country Club Hills was arrested @ 3:00 a.m. for battering his boyfriend-fiancee at their home!

So much for quiet enjoyment of life in a retirement community...

I think if you read the original article again you'll find it says 21 year old man arrested in "A" house in the historic section, not "THEIR"house

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

His fiancé must be over 55! Right------ I sure all residents in the villages play by the rules.

What rule requires all residents of The Villages to be over 55?

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by njbchbum

Not if he is part of the 20% of homes where residents are permitted to be under 55.

It amazes me how many times this rule is misinterpreted. Full time residents under the age of 55 are allowed in 100% of the homes. The rule requires that at least 80% of the homes be occupied by AT LEAST ONE RESIDENT over the age of 55.

Doing the math it would work out like this. Let's assume that there are 80,000 homes here. Twenty percent or 16,000 of those homes could have four people, all under the age of 55 living in them. The other 64,000 homes would only need one person over the age of 55 and could be occupied by three, or more other people under 55.

Assuming the possibility of four people per household that would mean 320,000 people in total with 64,000 of them over 55 and The Villages would still legally be an over 55 community.

This scenario is, of course, highly unlikely, but it seems that a lot of people don't undertand it.

[dewilson58]

My quiet retirement life continues.

[fred53]

There is always someone who must stir the pot. Matters not whether or not it involves them and their life. They act as if there is actually a community on this planet where nothing bad ever happens. When it does "the sky is falling" and proceed to pronounce gloom and doom that never happens. *sigh*

[Taltarzac725]

Love the Villages. Very few problems for a community of this size. Well done developers. The law I believe forces them to allow a certain percentage of people of a different age in a retirement community especially since many aspects of the Villages look like governing by the Villages or agents acting mostly in their interest.

[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by fred53

There is always someone who must stir the pot. Matters not whether or not it involves them and their life. They act as if there is actually a community on this planet where nothing bad ever happens. When it does "the sky is falling" and proceed to pronounce gloom and doom that never happens. *sigh*

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Love the Villages. Very few problems for a community of this size. Well done developers. The law I believe forces them to allow a certain percentage of people of a different age in a retirement community especially since many aspects of the Villages look like governing by the Villages or agents acting mostly in their interest.

Well said.

[justjim]

Common sense tells me that most 21 year olds would rather be living somewhere other than The Villages or any other adult retirement community. Mr. “Unhappy” will likely be moving on and rightly so.

[manaboutown]

Well, to me this is news whereas bad parking, poor driving as in not being able to properly negotiate roundabouts and having accidents from "medical events" is actually expected in an elderly community and par for the course. The unmentionable online news is a great resource for those who don't have their heads stuck in the sand and want to know what really goes on in TV.

[manaboutown]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Love the Villages. Very few problems for a community of this size. Well done developers. The law I believe forces them to allow a certain percentage of people of a different age in a retirement community especially since many aspects of the Villages look like governing by the Villages or agents acting mostly in their interest.

I don't believe the law forces 55 and over communities to allow up to 20% underage owners. As I understand it the governing statutes allow up to 20% underage owners. If the percentage of underage gets too high they lose their select status. Housing for Older Persons Act - Wikipedia

I know of communities which make no exceptions (except for caregivers and disabled adult children). Here is one such. Home | Laguna Woods Village

[New Englander]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

According to the unmentionable online news source a 21 year old man with the possibly unfortunate last name of Dingus who resides in Country Club Hills was arrested @ 3:00 a.m. for battering his boyfriend-fiancee at their home!

So much for quiet enjoyment of life in a retirement community...

Do you own or rent in TV?