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They know who the accuser is: Community Standards. You are confusing accuser with reporter.
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Not really sure who the OP is complaining about here - is it ARC for not doing a post-inspection, contractors for putting in something that differs from what has been approved, or neighbors encroaching on your property?
It is the responsibility of the property owner to ensure that all permissions are received and that the work done agrees to what was approved and that it is on your property. ARC cannot be expected to be responsible for policing the thousands of landscaping and other changes that are made each year - that would require a huge department and then we'd all be complaining about the cost of that. The current system may not be perfect, but if the property owners take responsibility then there are likely to be far fewer problems and complaints in the future. |
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Community Standards, under which the ARC exists, has a budget of $700,000 for salary and wages. Either their four staff members are very highly paid or the 22 members of the ARC (including alternates) receive some consideration for their time. EDIT: I heard a more official discussion of the ARC members being volunteers. This discussion about reimbursing them for mileage to attend ARC meetings leads me to believe the ARC representatives from the CDDs do not receive money from the salary and wages line. So the committee members are volunteers and the $700,000 goes to others within Community Standards. |
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I just went through ARC last week for a pergola I'm building. I was pleasantly astonished at the professionalism and efficiency of what they do. They review on the order THREE HUNDRED applications every week, and they give each one an appropriate amount of care. As I waited for my turn, I watched them approve about thirty applications and reject two. They asked a few valid questions on mine, satisfied themselves, and gave approval. |
Here goes . . I own multiple homes in The Villages. Please don't ask why! When purchasing one of my homes, there were multiple issues with the home, which one included the landscaping. After purchase, I met with both, the Builder and the Irrigation Landscaping Company. Both had their lips sealed, arms crossed, AGREED WITH ME and basically said there is nothing that they can do. By the way, I get "EVERYTHING" approved by ARC before I hire anyone or do myself, any outdoor project. For a new prospective homebuyer, The Villages / BUILDER puts / fluffs 12 inches of PINE STRAW, with over time you will pull out or pay someone to pull out. In my situation I do everything myself. This way, I know the job will get done correctly! With ARC approval, I pulled out ALL 28 Bushes and replaced with SOD, along with that Stupid, Ugly Pine Straw Fluff, which means the Dirt Level was 12 inches TOO LOW. Which also means approximately ALL 28 Irrigation Sprinklers are 12 inches TOO LOW. THE Villages, The Builder, The Irrigation Company all said the same thing. , , "That is how we build ALL the houses in The Villages". With all the dirt in The Villages, they would not dump 5 yards of dirt in the driveway. I WOULD SPREAD. Nope, would not do! The Landscaping Company said The Villages went to 4 inch sprinkler popups. They said they use to use 6 inch pop-ups. Take a gue$$ why? So, I paid for 5 yards of dirt. I also paid for all 6 inch sprinkler pop-ups. Did all the labor myself. My advice, ALWAYS get ARC Approval, do the work yourself if you can. If you can't, pay someone and hope your job gets done correctly with your approval. And yes, hope you get along with your neighbor. Who pays for what, who owns what and who is responsible for what ! ! ! Just my opinion !
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If the contractor will not sign a binding contract to do the work per ARC approval, move on to another contractor! Make sure they are insured and bonded. Require the contractor obtain ARC approval and provide you a copy of the approved plan before they start. Make sure the contract requires a final approval from ARC before final payment.
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If you buy a home that was already out of compliance, and didn't know that, and there's nothing from any inspectors saying it was out of compliance (because they don't include compliance issues in their reports), and the sales agent never mentioned it, and you are new to The Villages and don't know about the online deed restrictions availability.... you could live in that house for 10 years, with no problem. And then out of the blue you get a knock on your door from Community Standards, saying your driveway is out of compliance, or your landscaping is out of compliance, or the color of your house is out of compliance. And YOU have to bear the cost and burden of changing it. Even though it was like that when you bought it, and you lived in the house for 10 years without any complaints at all. |
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I think someone is not telling the truth here; the odds of them both being able to talk through sealed lips is just way too low. |
Not petty sometimes!
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