Wow!

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Of course, the problem might be that while owner A is protecting his dog with a steel baton, owner B might decide to protect his dog with a gun. If owner A has a gun, owner B will have an AK 47, if owner A has an AK 47, owner B will have a hand grenade. Beware dog owners in the park that show up in full body armor!

Deed Restriction Enforcement
 

No. I would report aggressive dogs to animal control. But if one came after my dog in our yard, I would deal with it very harshly. Over Thanksgiving my brother's very large lab grabbed my 17 pound dog by the neck and started shaking him. I kicked the lab as hard in it's windpipe as I could. It immediately dropped my dog. Luckily my dog was ok. My brother's was as well, but I think he has since put the dog down. This was not the first time the dog had done that, and a prior attack resulted in serious injury to a smaller dog.


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That is how I raised my kids too. It is wise to be skeptical of those iffy kinds and try to keep your distance. Stay away from the ones who want to kill or hurt. Furry or otherwise. We are given common sense and instinct too.

Do the dog parks have a water hose, or spigot. I've always heard the best way to break up a dog fight is with a water hose sprayed at the dogs. Suddenly they lose their aggression and are too concerned about not getting wet. If that's not handy, then maybe just a can of mace or pepper spray might do the trick without harming either dog seriously. Amazon has the dog walker special with spray approved for use on dogs.

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Getting off topic.
1) Each district has their own deed restrictions.
2) read the restrictions for YOUR district.
3) The latest changes relate to ENFORCEMENT of restrictions.
4) If you see something you object to, either report it or ignore it (and dont gripe about it if you don't report it). It's possible their deed restrictions aren't the same as yours.

Exactly. Part of the problem lies with the misunderstanding that all village districts have the same restrictions. They don't!

I agree and this is not good. The Deed restrictions are in place for all of us to enjoy this beautiful place to live. Without them, this place would literally go to hell in a handbasket. Little crosses look like pet cemetery markers and let's all put our lawn furniture in the front of our home.

In the state of Florida any business working on motor vehicles must be registered with the dept of agriculture- a golf cart by definition is a motor vehicle-

Honestly turn the golf cart business into the state--they work for free

Don't forget to put out a few major appliances as well:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Actually, you aren't "getting off topic" at all...you're bringing the thread...back 'on topic.' :thumbup:

Has a court case in Florida taken place to determine that the accused has a right to stand before the accusers in a deed compliance case? I understand that anonymous submissions are welcomed and anyone, even nonresidents may submit a possible violation.

What works for a community of 120,000 may be difficult to sustain for one when reaching 250,000. At some point in time the deed compliance process may need to be tweaked.

Now I have a use for those old tractor tires I can now drag out of storage.:1rotfl:

deed restrictions are a contract with every other property owner who is subject to those same restrictions. A violation, if substantiated ,is a breach with every other party in the contract. An anonymous report is probably not the opinion of just one person. If only one person subject to the restrictions objects to a prohibited activity, he/she has the standing to enforce it in court -- if necessary.

They make great planters.


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Exactly. Great planters, and if you're fortunate enough to have a large tree, a great huge tire swing!:pepper2:

Maybe most of us don't want it changed. We have chosen, CHOSEN, to live in areas that have deed restrictions for the last forty years. It protects the value of your property and makes areas pleasant looking. NOT everyone has excellent taste in lawn adornment.

I think you would like The Villages to not be a CDD. I like it just like it is and so do most of us who understand what it is. It is one of the reasons that it is head and shoulders above a like sized area run in the "traditional" way where dumb bunnies are elected.

This is hilarious! I say that because the first time my husband saw one he thought someone had buried their pet at that spot.

After attending The Villages Community standards meeting on deed compliance and architectural review for District 10 last week, it was my understanding that several rules relating to what can happen between houses and streets are under review to sort out differences between developer and CDD controlled areas.

The Property Standards Dept is a JOKE. If you call to report an obvious non-compliance they will tell you that is does not meet the LEVEL of non-compliance. We have LEVELS now.

And there is more.....there is a local management company outside The Villages that is running an AirBnB business in The Villages. Just go to the airbnb website and look for homes in The Villages and see what you find. There are many homes listed and he has over 50. So we now have homes being used as hotels. So if it is a 3 bedroom home; 3 bedrooms can be rented to 3 separate people. They could each have 2 dogs which puts 6 dogs in the house. These can be nightly rentals; like a hotel; so three cars parked in the driveways and it just goes on. And the district has been made aware of it.

I am not a Christian and I think the small white crosses in front of people's homes are very tasteful.

Deed restriction enforcement
 

We had a neighbor who was going door to door offering political lawn signs. We told him that this was against the deed restrictions and that he should backtrack and let people who had accepted the signs know that they couldn't put them on their lawn. Shortly after we had this conversation someone from Community Standards showed up and told another neighbor to take the sign down that he had placed on his lawn. Unfortunately now at least one neighbor has assumed that we called Community Standards (we didn't) and reported them and as a result is not speaking to us. What is wrong with people.

So let me get this straight: Your neighbor is not speaking to you because they feel you called community standards for a political sign they wanted to keep against deed restrictions and that they probably wouldn't have even had if this guy didn't come around and hand them out? You're right---what IS wrong with people

Tasteful doesn't count- Permitted is the issue!!!!

I don't really care one way or another but I have a question & before you jump on me I know what the restriction says. WHY do I have to obey the deed restriction because my front yard faces a street and is visible to cars and must look oh so nice but it's ok for someones backyard the is visible to a street can look anyway it wants. Just curious ?

I moved to the villages because of the restrictions and because of the way it looked as a result of those restrictions. If you do not want restrictions, do not live here. There are communities that do not have any. It is your responsibility to learn what the restrictions are in your district and obey them. If you do not break the rules, you have nothing to worry about, regardless of who files a complaint.

Yep. :D

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Restrictions
 

Hello and responding to the restrictions or none at all.

Before we purchased here, we had friends who told us the rules, lots of rules, we liked that.

However, we have found that after we buy and move in, the rules may not be enforced.

Without going into the details, if nothing is done to curb this habit of some folks getting out of line,,,,,,,,,,,,, then it will become another South LA or Chicago. So it is up to us to be neat, tidy, to respect others and pull together to make things look good and have an appearance of pride in owner ship. We have personally contacted Management about a couple of items, they do not seem to care, got the money so buzz off. I won't bother you with the items.
Hopefully, I will not get backlash on this, only interested in keeping this great place looking good.
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We are looking to buy ( staying here this month ) we want to be in a tidy community with some privacy , any suggestions ? And what do the tiny ,white crosses mean ? A pet died ?

The Villages is a tidy community....we run the untidy ones out of town.

Here is a thread on the little white crosses.
https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...rosses-218257/
No one is sure what they mean....................

You know I somewhat agree. TV have to have some restrictions on in home businesses & what goes on in & around your home just so some properties don't get like some cities that have bad end of towns. Then on the other hand, we buy properties that, (wink, wink), are suppose to own & it's like you don't own them because of so many things you can't do, so who owns them? I do know TV have to look after our best interest because if a neighbor says something to this person they might get violent. Where do you draw the line?

I am new to Villages. Live in Santo Domingo. Where do I find Deed Restrictions. I will be having new landscaping done and driveway designed next month. Don't want to start out not complying. Thank you, Doug

Download link for deed restrictions
 

Your realtor should have given you a copy before you signed the contract. Go ask him/her.