I believe in public you may video and record anything as long as you are standing on a public space (i.e. sidewalk). If you are on your own property, may be different? If anyone knows please pass the info on.

If you see solicitors going door to door in your area, please contact Community Standards at (352) 751-3912 as solicitation is not permitted in The Villages.

WOW! Is that how to get rid of solicitors? What a neat product it must be.
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I wish people would stop posting this wrong opinion. Solicitation is permitted. Certain solicitors are required to get a permit from the county, some are not. People giving information and not selling anything are not solicitors which is why roofers can offer a free roof inspection. Charities and political parties are exempt from all restrictions.

If solicitation is permitted, why does The Villages post no soliciting signs at the entrances to some villages? There is a sign at the Rt 466A entrance to Pine Hills and Pine Ridge.

Also, I don't know about county permits, but the State of Florida has a law that requires a permit for any soliciting.

I have a ring doorbell and I will tape anything I want on my property and I do not give a damn who or what doesn’t like it. It is part of my security system.

And you're wrong. The state of Florida has a law that requires a permit for some soliciting and specifically exempts any permit requirement for many other forms. Google is your friend, as is reading comprehension. I'll do the first for you

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When you read it you might glean that permits are obtained at the county level for those non-exempt forms of solicitation. No solicitation signs are meaningless unless they are posted on privately owned streets. Again you can google this question any way you like and will learn the facts about Florida law and door to door solicitation.

Record the wrong people at the wrong time and you will be explaining to the State of Florida that you don't give a damn they don't like it.

No, not likely to happen, but it would be interesting to see how your tough talk stacks up against State and Federal law.

You didn't really answer my question. If solicitation is permitted, why does The Villages have "no soliciting" signs at the entrance gates? I think that is why people continue to post that soliciting is not permitted.

Because it is an attempt to dissuade soliciting. Nothing more.

The streets and sidewalks belong to the county. Driveways belong to the homeowners. Community watch, or "The Villages" has no authority to tell anyone that they cannot be in either of those places.

The Villa streets aren't owned by the county. Weird, but true.