Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2083550)

It would be nice if the neighborhood watch could set up speed traps for both cars and golf cars. And write up overgrown trees along the roads that are obvious safety hazards. And write up areas in neighborhoods where the residential roads are TOO NARROW (is asphalt so prohibitively expensive ?). And to prevent home break-in crimes...... the neighborhood watch should have an office with people watching street cameras and flying drones with cameras. and have quick access to notify a "rapid response" police intervention. Actually, I imagine that the neighborhood watch is just a fake "paper tiger" like the entrance gate with an override button that just gives a FALSE sense of TV Land being private and SAFE. We need a camera in the neighborhood vehicles to actually SEE what they do and if it is worth the costs to have them. More Police might be more cost effective.

Originally Posted by thevillages2013 (Post 2083592)

I thought you were in the “Defund the Police “ camp

Originally Posted by Babubhat (Post 2083600)

Why is this not part of the real estate contract? Put in a clause seller warrants property in compliance or subject to damages.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2083606)

There is nothing that would prevent the buyer from requiring the seller to provide a warranty like that. But, I think it would kill a lot of deals, especially in a seller's market.

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 (Post 2083617)

Instant deal killer. A good nit picker could find something wrong/out of compliance with a new home. If the home is a few years old, even if nothing has been done, there is a possibility something could be found if one tried. House for sale "as is, no warranty" will sell. Just like used cars.

Originally Posted by biker1 (Post 2083620)

A compliance issue with a new home (before you move in and start putting pink flamingos in the front yard)? Extremely doubtful. Even if you did the house is under warranty for the first year, the landscaping somewhat less.

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2083630)

If you are referring to a situation where the house had a deed restriction violation when it was sold and the problem transferred to the new owner, that has happened a few times in the recent past. The most talked about case currently is the 83 (?) year old woman that bought a house 20 years ago with a sidewalk. No warranty for that at all and certainly not after 20 years.

Originally Posted by biker1 (Post 2083620)

A compliance issue with a new home (before you move in and start putting pink flamingos in the front yard)? Extremely doubtful. Even if you did the house is under warranty for the first year, the landscaping somewhat less.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2082960)

My pet peeve is that every courtyard villa section has 5 parking spaces designated in the deed compliance document for visitor parking only. These spaces are quickly occupied by people who want to store their vehicles for months at a time, some of whom don't even live in the area. Neither The Villages nor the police will do anything to remove the vehicles, so they just sit there forever.

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2082952)

What are you asking the buyers to do? Someone from out of the area is presented with an acceptable inspection report and a completed title search as part of a large stack of papers to sign. They don't know the area, they don't know what a CDD is or how they are put together, they don't know about ARC, they don't know about Community Standards, and they don't know about the complaint process. To me, it is asking too much of them to know to read the deed restrictions in detail and research what has or has not been approved for their house.

What I would like to see:
- Prior to closing, realtors advise buyers of the deed restrictions and the need to ensure there are no violations on the property they are purchasing
- Home inspections include a section covering deed compliance for the particular District
- Community Standards review the exterior of homes being sold and alert the seller, buyer, and realtor of any compliance issues
- Anything that exists when the home is sold is grandfathered as if approved and not subject to a complaint in the future.

Yes, there are problems with this, but it seems more reasonable than asking an unsuspecting buyer to do in-depth research or ask an owner to spend thousands to fix a violation that was present when they purchased the home 20 years ago.

Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2083033)

It's perfectly clear cut to me. If it's not in compliance, regardless of when it happened, it has to be brought into compliance. If a Buyer is dumb enough not to check, shame on them.

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 (Post 2083637)

Doubtful? My newly built home. So happy. Few years down the road the low spot in the yard is looking different. Smells sometimes and feels funny. Started digging. Found a huge grate over a sewer opening. The builder had laid ply over the grate, covered it with carpet, then laid sod on top. Looked great and we bought the home. Where did this happen. New TV home, purchased from TV sales, discovered years later by "accident". A compliance issue? Illegal? I have seen and experienced some weird stuff over the years and I have no doubt the clipboard vigilante could find new homes that had some kind of compliance issue if they new where to look.

Originally Posted by wereback (Post 2083099)

When you buy anything one of the first things you need to do is check the history, If you don't anything that turns up is yours and only your fault. That is so very CLEAR.

Originally Posted by Garywt (Post 2083639)

We only have 3 visitor spots and they are mostly filled.