Good idea! After all, I have my picture included as part of my messages.

I don't mean to sound "proud"...I am stating a fact because of the person i am. I tend to keep to myself and mind my own business. My goal is to enjoy the rest of my life living in a home with less maintenance.....with a smaller yard....and no stairs....in peace and quiet. If you are telling me that moving to the villages means i have to police my neighborhood and report my neighbors for infractions...maybe you are right...and i should move somewhere else....because that is not how i envision my retirement. I just wanna have fun.....

You will. As long as you keep your lawn mowed and the ceramic turtle under the eaves!

lol...we promise to keep our yard mowed...and i don't intend to buy yard ornaments of any kind...and i will not have any flower pots either...just in case ...but i cannot promise to never have brown spots or weeds...I will do my best...but i cannot promise. If you see any in my yard...feel free to fix it.

Nope. Not at all. You do as you will of course. But swearing you will never, ever report any code violation seems a bit presumptuous to me. It has nothing whatsoever to do with limiting fun in any way. :)

i have a feeling there are already enough "reporters"...lol they don't need me. I will just be sittin in my hot tub with my honey on my lanai...drinkin a glass of wine...maybe smokin a cigar.....enjoyin life...oh yeah....

is any of this against the "rules"

Ha, ha, cigar might raise some ire or at least generate a few posts about being so inconsiderate if you have kissing lanias....good luck with that...

hoping to avoid kissing lanais.....

Nope. Sounds similar to the way I spend much of my time as a matter of fact...heheh.

But pardon me if it still sounds like you might look down a bit on those who might not promise to take such guaranteed detached attitude.

no...you have misread me...I don't look down on anyone
I can't dictate what you need to do for you.....and i don't care what you do....unless of course you report me...lol

I would say most anyone has a breaking point where they would become a reporter, it just depends on how bad it has to get before that happens. This is the only difference most likely.
What some can ignore drives other's up the wall..

Mine specifically prohibits satellite dishes, and yet ...

As for lawn maintenance, all the Owners in my neighborhood are obliged to do is "keep their Lots neat and clean and the grass cut and edged at all time."

My deed is only 4 pages plus a signature page, so we have a lot more scope to sin. ;)

I am curious if the newly constructed houses on the historic side are bound by the old restrictions or newer ones. Certainly the language about aesthetically compatible skirting and double-wides wouldn't apply.

Normally, the covenants and restrictions run with the land, not the improvements.

Interesting. I have gone back over the many pages of posts generated by the thread's author and have noticed that most of the support has been for the crazy complainer of over 30 reported violations. And also interesting is that this poster has stated that she has been attending to her yard and is presently waiting for the improvement to show. Instead of commenting on the possible mental health of the serial complainer, the victim is pounced on and deemed a felon (no more exaggeration than many of the other posts). Not one of us has stated that we were against the rules and restrictions, yet when we empathized/sympathized with the poster, the exaggerated response was typical of politicians saying you hate women because you don't believe that the taxpayer should foot the bill for abortions. And yes, it is relative in the sense that I felt empathy for the poster even if I still believe in the rules. You immediately suggested that I don't care about the rules because I sympathized with the poster. Some of you suggest that any violation of the rules is going to damage your precious home value, when the brown spot on her lawn was not a violation at all. At least, by the way it was described. In America, the justice system deems a person innocent until proven guilty. I am using some slight exaggerations in this, but you folks are exaggerating all out of proportion when you scream that your property value is plummeting due to her major violation.
Anyone put their trash out before five pm the day before collection? In my neighborhood, that is a violation. But, it happens every week. Did any of you get your landscaping plan approved before making changes. Some neighborhoods require this, even though it has never been enforced. Like I said before, don't throw stones if you live in a glass house. Instead of condemning her, you should be discussing what to do about serial complainers. Unless of course, you are the serial complainer. And YES, I do believe in rules, even if I also feel that this poster has a reason to feel a sense of persecution. I realize that you have already spoken and will adamantly refuse to allow that you could have jumped to conclusions. You don't have to agree, but to selfishly suggest that this person is damaging your property value, is just ludicrous and not in the theme of the poster's statement.

It is obvious that many of you look at this as to how it affects you, ignoring how it affects the poster. That kind of proves something, doesn't it?

Rules are rules and The Villages is the FRIENDLIEST hometown in America....ha,ha. Perhaps it is only friendly as long as you make sure you conform. Have a great Sunday and see ya in church :pray:

You are welcome in our neighborhood. Most of our homes are grassless and low maintenance. Even though many of our neighbors have some small form of yard art, no one throws stones. Sure, we have a few of the original residents that haven't moved on yet, that are resistant to any change. But, even these folks are "tolerant." According to our covenants we are restricted in yard art to a natural stone or flower pot. No one is concerned about the small deviation or they would have complained by now. We have over a hundred homes in our villa. Property values have steadily moved in an upward trend and homes are sold within a week or two of listing. I guess folks will move in regardless the flagrant violations, ha,ha. Don't get me wrong, our neighbors believe in rules. We also believe in individuality. If we overlook some folks' quirks, maybe it's because we believe in peaceful coexistence.

I do not believe you deserved to be singled out with a violation notice. From what you said, and no one has said different, you are doing what you are "required" to do to improve the blemish in your lawn. That's not a violation, even if folks on here believe you are bringing down their property value. Hopefully, those type of folks will get top dollar for their homes and feel free to move on to a dream community more conducive to their idea of the perfectly regimented environment.

Remember, that serial complainer has a problem. What is the cause, is beyond us because they are not here to elaborate. Maybe someone reported a violation on them and they are merely retaliating by shotgunning complaints, regardless of the nature. Who knows?

You may not feel that you have been vindicated on this forum, but not all folks are without empathy. This is just a minority representation of the villages. Have a great day.

AT
You can complain to deed compliance, but UNLESS the thing that irritates you is non compliant, then they cannot move, act, do anything at all , It is not just your call, it has to be against the rules and regulations. Sometimes people come on this forum and misrepresent the facts. Sometimes they outright lie. Sometimes they come on here and are thrown off of this forum for their behavior. I know a person posting right now that has been removed under seven different screen names at least.


Many of us are skeptical because anonymity is a very powerful tool to say whatever you want to say. I have read this forum for a long time and have heard people complain about a lot of things, some were valid, some were exaggerated and some were their view. I think that the deed restrictions that we have are fair. I think most people who live here are fair and mostly kind. Rules are rules. In major sports when someone breaks the rules, you don't hear the official say, That's O.K. he told me before the game he had a headache.


I think that if we all really knew the whole story on anything we read on here, we would have different views. I am kinda like Judge Judy, if it doesn't sound right, I am skeptical. Most people can sense meanness and subterfuge.


I have not been called on anything yet by deed compliance. If I were I would be embarrassed and maybe feel picked on, but I would change whatever needed to be changed. I will try as long as I can to keep up my property and when I can't, well, it is time to live somewhere else.

Cigar smoke travels much farther than kissing lanais. Gear up for the doorbell ringing!

Don't feel the need to go after your sermon.

I agree. Yet the phrase "common sense and logic won't be tolerated" with some on this thread.

We ran a camp of 800 nice religious families and they stayed for six months. The rules were simple as too many rules complicate rather than help. One rule was that if you had a problem with a neighbor, you spoke quietly to him in private. If it took a second time, you brought a witness but still it was just between the three of you. 99% of things were settled peacefully and there was no need to run to management. Yet if management got involved, it wasn't hidden but open to all to learn and all parties exposed so people could come to their own understanding. It worked for us.
In my own very humble opinion, I find it difficult to reconcile a person who covertly turns in their neighbors over a slight(nothing catastrophic) yet greets those neighbors with overtly friendly smiles pretending to be a saint. When this happened, and I'd did, human nature has many sides, the person was invariably found out eventually.