It is true. Sofa has to go in vertically & must fit under the top of the door frame.

I would believe that to be true for that room. However, there are several small scale sectionals on the market that get delivered as a sofa and a chaise (and popup to convert to a bed) that would help you to get a larger piece into the room. I believe they are referred to as "apartment sized". I had one in my last home and we loved it! Great for watching movies too with the sofa in "pop-up" position. I added a 4" memory foam mattress topper covered with a fitted sheet (to eliminate the cracks between the cushions) then made up with standard bedding and it was a very comfy Queen (sideways). There is even storage under the chaise section for all of the bedding.

We ordered a queen size futon from Wayfair. We had to put it together, but directions were great. Sofa is great and bed is comfortable.

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This is how to do it!
Seen it done as well removing window frame.


Sofa movers, pass sofa through window | HANDY REMOVALS

My couch in the front room of my Iris on the Wall is 84" long and I have two end tables next to it. There is at least another foot of room between the tables and the wall. No Problem.

I didn't realize how many Villages floor plans this issue involved. We were told this limitation applied to our Lantana built in 2008. We got a full-sized sofa bed but it was cheaply built and tortuous for sleeping and we gave it away. Still haven't gotten serious about replacing it, but sure miss having a good place to sit and sleep in the front bedroom/office. Since a queen bed is 60" wide there ought to be a way to make a queen sized sofa bed less than 80". Or there ought to be a way to build houses to accommodate a sofa-sleeper greater than 80". Has no one complained to the Developer about this?

I have an Iris. My couch is 82” long and it’s the second one I’ve had in here

Murphy bed
 

Murphy wall bed will work.