[retiredguy123]

If you live in a courtyard villa, there is an area intended for visitors to park their vehicles while visiting a resident. This is usually about 5 parking spaces. The deed restriction document prohibits residents of that villa section from parking their own vehicles in those spaces. But, if you live in another part of The Villages, or not even in The Villages at all, you can park a vehicle or vehicles in the visitor area and you will not violate any deed restriction, law, or other parking rule. There is no time limit. So, if you need a place to store a vehicle for a month, 6 months or even longer, you can drive into any courtyard villa section and find an available space. But, don’t let anyone know your name or address because the deed compliance office “MAY” ask you to move it. But they won’t guarantee that they will. Also, the police will do nothing to help because it is not public property. In my opinion, this parking rule is totally unacceptable and needs to addressed by The Villages and changed.

This information was obtained from the deed compliance office in Sumter Landing.

[Topspinmo]

IMO CYVs street wasn’t built wide enough for street parking. In my CYV villa there no visitor parking. Most don’t obey rules anyway. And besides who going to monitor it or enforce it.

In my villa Have one resident that has two cars, cart, and work van with 1 1/2 car garage which full go junk, so cart get parked on lawn, one car in driveway and two in street. Several have 3 plus vehicles in my villa The hundred dollar question is——why would buy CYV or even patio villa (older models) with several vehicles and 1/1/2 car garage usually full of junk?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

IMO CYVs street wasn’t built wide enough for street parking. In my CYV villa there no visitor parking. Most don’t obey rules anyway. And besides who going to monitor it or enforce it.

In my villa Have one resident that has two cars, cart, and work van with 1 1/2 car garage which full go junk, so cart get parked on lawn, one car in driveway and two in street. Several have 3 plus vehicles in my villa The hundred dollar question is——why would buy CYV or even patio villa (older models) with several vehicles and 1/1/2 car garage usually full of junk?

Your deed restrictions may be different, but mine prohibit a resident owned vehicle from being parked on the street. If you file a complaint and provide the name and address of the violator, the deed compliance office will enforce it. Visitors are allowed to park on the street, but not residents.

[Golfer222]

was told by CDD long term street parking IS allowed in villas and CDD has no authority to prohibit

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Golfer222

was told by CDD long term street parking IS allowed in villas and CDD has no authority to prohibit

Courtyard villas are different from patio and other types of villas. The streets in the courtyard villa sections are not county or city streets. They are owned by The Villages. My deed restriction document prohibits residents of the villa section from parking on the street. The deed compliance office will enforce these restrictions as long as the violator is a resident of that villa section.

[Golfer222]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Courtyard villas are different from patio and other types of villas. The streets in the courtyard villa sections are not county or city streets. They are owned by The Villages. My deed restriction document prohibits residents of the villa section from parking on the street. The deed compliance office will enforce these restrictions as long as the violator is a resident of that villa section.

I was told the exact opposite from CDD- they told me specifically they cannot enforce street parking in the courtyard villas

[MartinSE]

Originally Posted by Golfer222

I was told the exact opposite from CDD- they told me specifically they cannot enforce street parking in the courtyard villas

Here is the pertinent section of MY CYV restrictions (Calla Villa S12-719)

Edited to show the correct deed restrictions:

Here is the link to where you can find yours, every one has slightly different rules.

Village Community Development Districts

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by MartinSE

Here is the pertinent section of MY CYV restrictions (Calla Villa), sadly like MOST of the "rules" it is very ambiguous, and in this case does not mention anything about parking cars anywhere. It does prohibit parking RVs, which some of my neighbors do, but it doesn't bother me, since it is always short-term.

I guess if I had to make a decision based on this working, I would say I can park an operational car pretty much anywhere I want, there are no mentioned restrictions. Which I am sure is NOT the intent. This is why I am glad the rules are complaint enforced.

Most of the time we all (in my neighborhood) just get along, and if someone complains I have my car parked in my driveway overnight once in a while, well, I expect I can challenge the complaint, based on this.

My courtyard villa deed restriction document says:

"No owner of a homesite shall park, store, or keep any vehicle except wholly within his driveway, garage or other non-visitor parking spaces."

I called District Property Management who said that it means that parking on the street is not allowed. But, when I spoke with Community Standards, they told me that they do not enforce that rule. So, go figure.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Golfer222

I was told the exact opposite from CDD- they told me specifically they cannot enforce street parking in the courtyard villas

My courtyard villa deed restriction document says:

"No owner of a homesite shall park, store, or keep any vehicle except wholly within his driveway, garage or other non-visitor parking spaces."

I called District Property Management who said that it means that parking on the street is not allowed. But, when I spoke with Community Standards, they told me that they do not enforce that rule. So, go figure.

[Two Bills]

Glue a white cross on the offending cars.
They will be gone in a flash!

[Velvet]

OP, I understand your frustration. When we were on our Lifestyle visit they put us into a villa. In the morning, not only was the visitor spaces taken, but the narrow curvy street had cars and working peoples trucks parked on one side so that we had to drive on someone’s lawn to get out of our house. My husband has never been to TV before and he said, “This is ridiculous, we are not buying here.” In the evening when we came home the trucks were gone but he was still unhappy. That was not the area I was interested in and we bought a designer, where the narrow street was not an issue and he’s okay with things. But he still remembers how frustrating it was at the villa.

[fdpaq0580]

It is a violation, but which enetity is responsible for enforcement?? Who is not doing their job?
Does this now mean we can put little white crosses, lawn ornaments and junk cars in our yards? Who is in charge?

[westernrider75]

That is exactly what I was told, that you can park in the street.

[tsmall22204]

This person does not say he lives in a CV, he just searched the restrictions until he found something g to complain about. Typical grumpy Villager.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

If you live in a courtyard villa, there is an area intended for visitors to park their vehicles while visiting a resident. This is usually about 5 parking spaces. The deed restriction document prohibits residents of that villa section from parking their own vehicles in those spaces. But, if you live in another part of The Villages, or not even in The Villages at all, you can park a vehicle or vehicles in the visitor area and you will not violate any deed restriction, law, or other parking rule. There is no time limit. So, if you need a place to store a vehicle for a month, 6 months or even longer, you can drive into any courtyard villa section and find an available space. But, don’t let anyone know your name or address because the deed compliance office “MAY” ask you to move it. But they won’t guarantee that they will. Also, the police will do nothing to help because it is not public property. In my opinion, this parking rule is totally unacceptable and needs to addressed by The Villages and changed.

This information was obtained from the deed compliance office in Sumter Landing.

Totally get the frustration. Governance in TV is all about "selective enforcement"; but for all the uneducated on parking availability, this post and thread has served as an instructional on where to park extra vehicles. Just sayin'