[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by pattytracey

Well I like it here but the complaints are annoying I prefer my freedom to choose some like control

Then you should not have moved to a deed-restricted community where likely 98% of the residents understand compliance is not only a requirement, it is also an ethical obligation to others.

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by Thetwisted2

Tried to get a permit to widen my driveway 4 feet at my patio villa, I was told 2 ft was the maximum allowed. There are around 7 driveways in my neighborhood that have exceeded the 2 ft maximum and look nice. I am going to have mine widen 2 ft and live by their rules.

Good for you . You are the kind of neighbor I'd want to live near.

[JoeinFL]

Originally Posted by davem4616

yup, certainly sounds like we moved to the friendliest home town anywhere around

Definitely makes me wonder sometimes.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

They're not laws. They are deed restrictions and we all agreed to follow them voluntarily. For all those who talk of being a good neighbor but choose not to comply with deed restrictions, you are the problem.

Deed restrictions, rules, laws, covenants, whatever, if the people who make them can't/wont enforce them, they are not worth the paper they wrote them on.
The present 'voluntary' enforcement system is a joke.
Enforce all of the restrictions, change them, or dump them!

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

If my property has something offensive to a neighbor, I hope the neighbor will find a way to politely bring it to my attention, so that I can alter or eliminate the offense, rather than stew on it and create hostility between us. Or, if they aren't comfortable bringing it up to me, then sure a compliance report would be in order.

What I don't want, is someone from two towns away, driving to my neighborhood LOOKING for problems to report, and reporting them. That is what I object to.

The fact remains, these are public roads, and there are many non-Villages citizens of three counties who would love nothing more than to create a hostile environment for residents of the Villages. People whose families came from these counties, who are not transplants from somewhere else, who have had to watch the Villages do well while the county does nothing about the potholes on their own street.

So I totally GET that there are "outsiders" with an axe to grind. But that's the thing. We have to recognize that there are people who want to make trouble, in neighborhoods where people are peacefully co-existing. That is the #1 reason WHY I feel that complaints about deed compliance needs to a) be anonymous TO THE RESIDENT but NOT to the Compliance people and b) needs to come from an actual Villager, in the same county, if not in the same village.

Originally Posted by Mortal1

I will happily report and violations that occur when I see them. I have no problem using my full name and address.

If you don't agree then just don't violate the deed restrictions you agreed to when buying your house.

This isn't rocket science. There are people who don't like those who report them or others. They seem to feel it's their right even though they signed on the dotted line without coercion. They call people "troll's"...accuse them of being power hungry. The fact is they're in the wrong and don't like being called to account.

Perhaps moving to Seattle, LA, Detroit, DC or any other metropolitan area would be preferable.

I love it here and hope the "trolls" continue to act even if it means giving their name/address. If you have trouble with those that whine just give a call out. The common sense people will help you.

Fred Clark

Would you like to live next door to the house on the corner of Enrique and Chapparell with all the fake flowers and pinwheels? I think not.

[Stu from NYC]

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Originally Posted by Mfrench

Shame on neighbors who violate the deed covenants THEY agreed to.

Would be willing to bet that most of these violations are by people who have no idea they are doing this. Thinking some people just have too much idle time on their hands.

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Would be willing to bet that most of these violations are by people who have no idea they are doing this.

Then they shouldn't have ANY problems being notified by the compliance people from The Villages. If they do have a problem, then they don't give a damn about the covenants they signed or their neighbors.

[GoPacers]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

They're not laws. They are deed restrictions and we all agreed to follow them voluntarily. For all those who talk of being a good neighbor but choose not to comply with deed restrictions, you are the problem.

BINGO! It's funny how people rush to defend those that are not in compliance with the deed restrictions and then seek to blame anyone that identifies such non-compliance. It really doesn't matter who reports the non-compliance. If such non-compliance didn't exist there would be absolutely ZERO reason for any related confrontation between neighbors.

You bought a house in The Villages and you knew the rules when you purchased it. Ignorance is no excuse. It doesn't matter that anyone "thinks" something is OK. If it's against the deed restrictions then case closed until such time the restrictions are amended. Some people like astroturf - I think it looks like it belongs in a trailer park. Some people like white crosses - I don't personally have an issue but they are against the rules. Some people like purple houses - I think purple is an horrid color for a house. We all have opinions and nobody's opinion is worth more than anyone elses. That's why there are deed restrictions.

A good neighbor is one who is in compliance and one who does help to make sure the other homes are in compliance. Homes in The Villages are very expensive compared to many/most other locales. The deed restrictions are one of the reasons the homes hold their value and we should all be in favor of those efforts to maintain home values.

It's very easy to be in compliance. It simply takes a bit of reading comprehension and then submitting plans for approval to the ARC when in doubt.

One of the oddest behaviors I've seen in The Villages is the constant trolling of "the mythical, magical compliance trolls."

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by GoPacers

BINGO! It's funny how people rush to defend those that are not in compliance with the deed restrictions and then seek to blame anyone that identifies such non-compliance. It really doesn't matter who reports the non-compliance. If such non-compliance didn't exist there would be absolutely ZERO reason for any related confrontation between neighbors.

You bought a house in The Villages and you knew the rules when you purchased it. Ignorance is no excuse. It doesn't matter that anyone "thinks" something is OK. If it's against the deed restrictions then case closed until such time the restrictions are amended. Some people like astroturf - I think it looks like it belongs in a trailer park. Some people like white crosses - I don't personally have an issue but they are against the rules. Some people like purple houses - I think purple is an horrid color for a house. We all have opinions and nobody's opinion is worth more than anyone elses. That's why there are deed restrictions.

A good neighbor is one who is in compliance and one who does help to make sure the other homes are in compliance. Homes in The Villages are very expensive compared to many/most other locales. The deed restrictions are one of the reasons the homes hold their value and we should all be in favor of those efforts to maintain home values.

It's very easy to be in compliance. It simply takes a bit of reading comprehension and then submitting plans for approval to the ARC when in doubt.

One of the oddest behaviors I've seen in The Villages is the constant trolling of "the mythical, magical compliance trolls."

And they are enforceable in court by any property owner who owns real estate that is also subject to the same deed restrictions (in same CDD)

[newgirl]

Amen

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by newgirl

Amen

and I suspect a class action would be upheld since none of the restrictions that I read violate any Florida law or public policy. I don't believe that a CDD decision can allow a violation to stand if brought to their attention. I believe that it would require a 100 per cent agreement by all property owners subject to the restriction. There may be a supermajority provision however. ( be glad to hear from someone if my statements are incorrect -but give citations .

[Velvet]

Originally Posted by Jensor17

Of all the worthwhile things in life to do it Seems a WASTE Of Life’s short time to go around neighborhood Looking to start trouble. They used to call such folks busybodies. Now it’s trolls.
May i suggest you spend time wisely on this Earth helping someone in a grief group at church get through loss of spouse Etc. OR offer a disabled neighbor help with getting groceries, or small cleanup OR go through your own closets/garage to give Items to Goodwill.

The trouble makers are the people who are committing the violations, and when they can’t get away with it they start screaming, even calling on religion etc. and name calling like the way criminals do when they are caught. I find it difficult to have a great deal of sympathy.

[GPGuar]

Originally Posted by Judy n Ron

I have said this for the last 9 years we've lived here: Shame on you who violate the restrictions. Have you no pride in curb appeal? You are affecting the property values for yourselves and your neighbors. For those that have a weed infested pig sty yard, is this the way you lived in your previous home without restrictions? Now that said, SHAME ON THE DEVELOPER AND COMMUNITY DISTRICTS that force neighbors to report each other. Every other blasted community have standards folks that drive the neighborhoods and writes up offenders. There is no need to start potential neighborhood feuds over rules THEY created. I'll not report anyone--personal choice, but certainly respect those that do, even if it's not in their own neighborhood. What does that have to do with it? All weed and mildew infested properties reflect badly on The Villages as a whole.
It's sickening. Ron

You say going into someone else’s neighborhood has nothing to do with anything. I say if the neighbors in the area have no problem with what is being done then people from the outside of the neighborhood should mind their own business. It should all be about neighbors not people from three villages away that have absolutely nothing to do with the area.

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by Velvet

The trouble makers are the people who are committing the violations, and when they can’t get away with it they start screaming, even calling on religion etc. and name calling like the way criminals do when they are caught. I find it difficult to have a great deal of sympathy.