[Gpsma]

Deed restrictions should be in place to keep homeowners from turning their homes into some garish monstrosity and not there for some nosy old busybody to play restriction enforcer.

Speed laws are in place to keep traffic at some safe speed and not for a police officer to write tickets because you went a mile over the speed limit.

I'd venture a guess that all those commenting that there are deed restrictions and someone should have read them didn't bother reading the traffic code before they sped out of their driveway this morning

[mdeverew]

Why complain about anything when we live in Paradise. Of course. there's always a complainer in every crowd. I have a white cross in my yard & I'm very proud to call myself a Christian.

[karostay]

Originally Posted by BWhite

Why is it that "the friendliest home town" has so many stupid complaints from " anonymous " people that love to complain, , but don't have the nerve to just talk to the person they are complaining about. So many of the complaints are so rediculocus they are sad. As long as people keep their yards and house looking nice, what is the problem with having a cross in their yard or a statue of a bird. Come on people,they are trying to make improvements to make it better looking. Cut us all some slack and get a hobby and stop all the complaining.

They have no purpose in life and nothing better to do.

[Jima64]

Guess restrictions are okay as long as they aren't inforced against you or me.

[perrjojo]

I lived in a community of 1400 homes and the management monitored the violations. It was very time consuming and costly. If you would like to add that salary to your amenity fee, then do away with the annoumous complaint systems.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by JoMar

What some consider an improvement may not be viewed the same by everyone. We all signed the deed restrictions, why do some believe they don't mean anything? Doesn't matter what you put in your yard it will probably offend someone so just follow the deed restrictions for your area and then everyone will coexist peacefully.

I agree.

Deed restrictions are part of the reason that many have chosen their homes here. Deed restrictions keep folks from storing their son's car just off the driveway, and keeps the fat bend over lady wood cut-outs from springing up here and there. Deed restrictions allow a Mezuzah or Cross on your door but not in your yard. Deed restrictions stop neighbors from being so creative that it lowers your own property values. It is wonderful that we all believe our own children and yards to be beautiful, but sadly some are not. Abstract art in a myriad of colors with flashing lights may not be properly appreciated by folks who live nearby with more traditional taste.

Deed restrictions keep things lovely for all of us. Anonymous reporting allow people who are not pleased to voice their complaint without being identified. Some call them yard Nazi's. I don't. I would. I have.

[Mikeod]

It's interesting that those who report deed restriction violations are deemed "unfriendly" while those that either intentionally or unintentionally violate the restrictions are not.

I lived in a community with CC&Rs, i.e., restrictions tied to the property. We had a couple of homeowners who chose to ignore them and were called on it. They were informed of who reported it and the result was a chilling effect on neighbor relations. But whose fault was it? The reporter or the person who knowingly ignored the rules?

I understand the concern about someone who would drive around TV looking for violations. But how hard is it to read and understand the restrictions you agreed to when you purchased your home. Then follow them. Ignoring these is a slippery slope. I believe there is a legal concept that holds if you ignore a violation repeatedly over a period of time, that restriction becomes invalid. Simply understand the rules, follow them, and if reported, comply. They are not oppressive.

[DonH57]

Originally Posted by crash

Driving around is nothing compared to those who use Google earth to look for violations. The too many golf carts for example.

It is not the deed restrictions but the people who think they are the deed restriction police. If you want rules enforced then you need to have it done uniformly.

Never thought of using google earth. Maybe that's what's going on with all the drones lately. Scattergun take care of that problem.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by JoMar

What some consider an improvement may not be viewed the same by everyone. We all signed the deed restrictions, why do some believe they don't mean anything? Doesn't matter what you put in your yard it will probably offend someone so just follow the deed restrictions for your area and then everyone will coexist peacefully.

It's so easy to comply.

[vintageogauge]

who is the bad guy here. The violator or the complainer. Simple fix, no violations, no complaints. I also don't feel that those who complain are a PITA, however I do feel that those that violate are a PITA when they start crying about getting caught. I have had complaints filed against me over the years for things that I did not know were not allowed, I merely corrected the situation and went on with life, I was wrong and had no ill fillings against the neighbor that complained, I was the bad guy and deserved the notice.

[crash]

Originally Posted by perrjojo

I lived in a community of 1400 homes and the management monitored the violations. It was very time consuming and costly. If you would like to add that salary to your amenity fee, then do away with the annoumous complaint systems.

You already have that it is the architecture committee and community watch let them do it.

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

It's so easy to comply.

Well said! I have read many of the deed restrictions in the various areas of the Villages and do not understand how compliance is so difficult for some!

[DonH57]

Originally Posted by crash

You already have that it is the architecture committee and community watch let them do it.

Which they should be doing to begin with.

[Rapscallion St Croix]

If anonymous complaining were forbidden, this forum would only have a couple of dozen members.

[perrjojo]

Originally Posted by Rapscallion St Croix

If anonymous complaining were forbidden, this forum would only have a couple of dozen members.

Now that's funny.