[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by CFrance

If only one person per household has to be 55 or older, conceivably couldn't 50% of the residents be under 55?

Yes, but not 50% of the HOMES

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Yes, but not 50% of the HOMES

So it's really not a retirement community. Not that I care...

[asianthree]

We were told when we bought our 2nd new home, we could no longer buy a NEW home. That was 2012. When we were looking 2014, that rule no longer applied

[Average Guy]

Originally Posted by CFrance

If only one person per household has to be 55 or older, conceivably couldn't 50% of the residents be under 55?

Conceivably, more than 50 percent of the residents could be under 55. As a hypothetical example, every household could have 4 residents. Three of the 4 could be under 55, as long as the 4th one was at least 55. Also, up to 20 percent of the homes could have all residents under 55.

I know my example is not realistic, I am merely trying to show what is possible under the 20 percent law/rule.

[Bonny]

Originally Posted by asianthree

We were told when we bought our 2nd new home, we could no longer buy a NEW home. That was 2012. When we were looking 2014, that rule no longer applied

Why was that ? We have friends that just bought their 3rd. new home here. Of course, they say this one's the last, LOL

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by CFrance

So it's really not a retirement community. Not that I care...

Look around . Do you think this is not a retirement community?

[tomwed]

Originally Posted by Challenger

Look around . Do you think this is not a retirement community?

I like to think of it as a Chronologically Gifted Community.

[Barefoot]

Has anyone ever asked Villages Management how they track the age of owners or residents?

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Has anyone ever asked Villages Management how they track the age of owners or residents?

I think they like to keep all that stuff private, along with whether or not there is a buildout and whether they are digging another ocean.

[fred53]

Met a gentleman and his 17 year old son who live in Sanibel...the son is a junior at Wildwood and will live there till he graduates in a few years...they hadn't had any issues and as long as the son is considerate and respectful of others I don't see the problem...wouldn't want hundreds here though...

[Skip]

This is from the Federal Register...

There continues to be confusion concerning what is often referred to as the 80/20 split. HOPA states that the minimum standard to obtain housing for persons who are 55 years of age or older status is that ��at least 80%�� of the occupied units be occupied by persons 55 years or older. There is no requirement that the remaining 20% of the occupied units be occupied by persons under the age of 55, nor is there a requirement that those units be used only for persons where at least one member of the household is 55 years of age or older. Communities may decline to permit any persons under the age of 55, may require that 100% of the units have at least one occupant who is 55 years of age or older, may permit up to 20% of the occupied units to be occupied by persons who are younger than 55 years of age, or set whatever requirements they wish, as long as ��at least 80%�� of the occupied units are occupied by one person 55 years of age or older, and so long as such requirements are not inconsistent with the overall intent to be housing for older persons.

Skip

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by fred53

Met a gentleman and his 17 year old son who live in Sanibel...the son is a junior at Wildwood and will live there till he graduates in a few years...they hadn't had any issues and as long as the son is considerate and respectful of others I don't see the problem...wouldn't want hundreds here though...

No problem? Then you say you wouldn't want hundreds?
If one can break the rules why not a hundred?

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by fred53

Met a gentleman and his 17 year old son who live in Sanibel...the son is a junior at Wildwood and will live there till he graduates in a few years...they hadn't had any issues and as long as the son is considerate and respectful of others I don't see the problem...wouldn't want hundreds here though...

Here we go again!! Pick and choose the rules we think it is ok to violate.

Where does it start and end. This one is a very bad precedent.

[dewilson58]

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by fred53

Met a gentleman and his 17 year old son who live in Sanibel...as long as the son is considerate and respectful of others I don't see the problem...wouldn't want hundreds here though...

Fred, methinks you've just opened Pandora's box.
If the hundreds of kids were all considerate and respectful of others, would you still object to them living in The Villages?
Where do you draw the line?