I have no idea what this means. A walk around the property and a knowledge of the restrictions is all it takes to spot violations that might eventually be reported.

The key words in the 6th Amendment, as applied to the topic at hand, are "criminal prosecutions." Violation of any deed restrictions is not a criminal matter.

Clipboard ladies, is that code for a hit team. I was looking into the Villages but don’t want to be whacked for a violation

Seller’s are required to disclose any defect in the property that they have been made aware of. If the homeowner has been notified that the house is not in compliance they must disclose or face a possible law suit after closing. If you have a buyer’s agent, they should be able to check with the powers above as to if there is a known compliance problem. No one can predict or know about a problem with compliance if it has not already been identified. Every unit with in a district has their own deed restrictions. Your “buyers agent” should be able to direct you to those documents. Good luck
Andrea Bonivich, Sellstate Superior Realty

The actual answer is -

There is NO solution for this. The reason is that whether it's CDD or HOA, C&Rs change over time. The buyer has no idea what was or wasn't approved and when, nor does anyone have an idea IF said 'infraction' was pre-existing or not, as in approved when it was ok and now that it isn't , etc. In the case of pre-existing that change is supposed to be grandfathered in and that's all there is to it.

The actual problem is the queaky wheel aka "Karen" that has no clue what was and wasn't approved or even changed in the governing docs, but yet will BM&C until she is satisfied.

Fix the "Karens" you fix the problem.

The Agents of the Villages
 

The Agents of the Developer/Villages has a duty to disclose any violations.
The sellers have a duty to disclose any violations
Agents of Realtors have a duty to disclose any violations.
Therefore, "Buyers Beware" can rely on the Developer/Villages/Seller/Agents to disclose
and any non-disclosures should entitle them to sue the Developer/Villages/Agents/Seller for "non-disclosure."

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Thank you, I enjoyed that.
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That's what I did. I checked with ARC if anyone had ever submitted anything for approval on the property. The house I bought had been painted and turns out they never got approval. I told them they would have to get retroactive approval for me to purchase it.

This is exactly the problem. The driveway was there for 10 years before the home was sold. The driveway did not look out of place as there are at least four other homes in the neighborhood with large driveways. Looking at the pictures on the Assessor's website shows the driveway just as it is today. What would give a buyer a reason to suspect anything might be wrong?

I, as a cynical Villager, might suspect everything is wrong from the color of the shingles to the landscaping, the large driveway, and even the material used for the driveway. I *might* think to call Community Standards / Deed Compliance and ask them about the home but even then, what would I ask? It has been suggested that the question, "is my home compliant?" will be met with a statement that there are no active complaints against the home. That does not answer the question that was asked and does not help the prospective buyer.

Perhaps the answer is that I should ask Community Standards to review the exterior of the home and ascertain whether any non-approved changes were made or certify that the home is in compliance. This is precisely the deed-compliance inspection/certification that ought to be made available for all sales. Yes, it might require more work, but so be it.

Great catch, but what led you to believe the house had been painted?

Can you get retroactive approval?

Hello,

I applaud you for having the foresight to look into compliance violations prior to close.

The villages sales peddlers will not help you. Their only metric is to sell houses fast. It would be against their process to request owners to disclose known or potential violations.

There may be good CDD sups that could help you. However not in CDD7. Jerry will promise to help you in private, but will burn you at the hearing. I believe Klinko has a violation with his flag pole, yet has the audacity to judge against others who have not created violations, but inherited from previous owners. Colman and Judi often have their trash at the curb days before pick-up (repeat offenders), and have close neighbors that have suspect violations. I believe Coleman’s neighbor has structure infringing onto golf course easement. Judi’s neighbor on Ambrosia has trees and bushes about 7 feet from the road. They were the most adamant to impose fines on me for the beautiful twin palm sylvester and the majestic Bismark that the previous owner installed. It cost me a lot to get them taken out, and the sups felt that they still needed to collect some more than 50% of the imposed fine to pad their spending. Make no mistake, they work for Blocker, not the homeowners that they are supposed to represent.

My suggestion to you is to contact Community Stds. Phone: 352-751-3912.
You need to file a complaint on the home that you are interested to purchase. They are only complaint driven, and cannot look into compliance issues without a logged complaint.
Identify anything that you may suspect (exterior house color, driveway design, roof material, roof color, type of rocks used in landscape, position of landscape, trees, bushes, stack walls, curbing), They will investigate and you can get the findings. If everything is good then you will have documentation that the homesite is free of violations. Even if the landscape is the most aesthetically appealing on the block, but has violations, the existing homeowner must tear it down, before they can sell.

haha haha haha
yeah that was delusional

Do a compliance check on the property to make sure it’s in compliance before you purchase it
Or have your real estate agent, then put it in writing that they’ve checked, which I’m sure they will not unless they have checked

they should have gotten a larger garage, or just park in the street.