Then I’m sure those who consider it to be major will report it. OMG. Take a chill pill.

May not be the cross that irritates them, but only the fact that rules were broken.

Always easy to say there is no problem until it is the house next to you that has the toilet and old car in the front yard. Then the complaints start about the loss of home values and "someone" needs to do something. One thing that could be done is to hold contractors responsible for the infractions they are responsible for putting in place. Contractors can also have customers sign off on changes that break the deed restrictions and hold the resident responsible at that point.

The biggest thing is there are rules and ignorance of the rules is not an excuse especially when there are resources readily available to provide all the information you need.

Totally agree.
We have lived here since 2007. The only complaint I ever made was the dumping of yard waste at the Sable Chase postal station after Irma. I called twice and spoke with Janet Tut. First time I called it was a large pile, second time I called the pile wrapped around the parking area and was as tall as the station.
Ms Tut told me they had posted a request that people NOT do that.
I inquired why since we were paying for yard waste removal and not getting the service, WHY couldn’t the Villages use that money to post employees at the various dumping grounds.
I don’t live in Sable Chase but I was quite offended but that particular sight.
So the poster is correct the Villages really does nothing that might cost them something.
The debris was not taken away till the pick up resumed.
I know, I know there was a problem all over the state with pick up, however that does not negate the continued allowance of dumping at postal stations. ESPECIALLY after complaints.
So to take the stance we need to keep the community standard so it will keep values up, how did THAT LOOK?

Deed restrictions
 

The ol’adage “careful what you wish for” sure applies here.

I think the problem has been "selective" complaints. Some are targeted while others on the same street are left alone. Any anonymous complaints should be completely ignored. You should have to give your name and stand behind our complaint.

I must have missed something. What started this conversation about rules? Seems to me someone just creating controversy. Do tell .

Police enforce local law.
Military enforce military law.
My wife eforces our house law.
Why can't TV and CDD enforce their laws?
They have the mobile system and patrols already in place.
All they need is the will to do something, or just drop the deed restrictions in the bin!

Here is link to find your deed restrictions
 

You received your deed restrictions when you purchased your home, given at closing. Like most of us the paperwork from closing was not read and is stored into a folder. Here is a link, you need your property ID which is on your Village ID card:

Village Community Development Districts

The reason they are different depending on your location is that they have changed over time, items added and likely some removed. They could not "backdate" your covenants but new CDD's have them incorporated. The historic side did not have as many restrictions.

Isn't that exactly the way it works now?

Such a juvenile response

Thank you for that information. I will check it out

Have you ever bent or broken a rule? He who is without sin, cast the first stone.

Are the people violating the deed restrictions treating their neighbors with respect and consideration?

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.

I too would wonder about the type of person that would go around looking for deed restriction violations beyond their own street or village!
I’m aware of a number of restriction violations on my own street, but in my opinion they are not ugly, in fact if they were dealt with it would not be as nice aesthetically.
The other thing to consider if I reported them all, it would create a lot of bad feelings.
And most likely they do not even know they
are in violation.
Personally I’m in favor of deed restrictions, but I believe the purely complaint driven system results in random/uneven enforcement.

I believe there are some home owners in TV
that aren’t even aware that they have a deed restriction violation on their property!
So they might not even know they are so terrible!

Happy to report CDD violations...
 

I'll never understand some peoples' need to report these things. It's one thing if someone has placed something that's blatantly offensive or unsafe in their yard. But, that's not what's happening here. These people are actively looking for things to report. The whole thing is very childish, and it causes a lot of animosity. Why not just live, and let live?

They do. You (and others) call them trolls.

That's why someone knocks on their door to let them know.

They don't call out people who are in compliance. Only vilations.

I think neighborhood watch should be doing this.

Because we ALL agreed to comply. If I and most others didn't want deed restrictions, we would have moved somewhere without them.

If this change cuts down on people
looking all over TV for violations as a hobby
I’m all for it!

Serious question - Why do you care, if you are not a violater? How are you affected as someone in compliance?

Totally untrolls
By whose opinion will we determine which violation is serious enough to be acted on. Such a determination would render all unenforceable . I am opposed to all violations, and support "trolls" if that is what is needed to assure compliance.

This post is the kind of reaction that illustrates why anonymity is needed.

Read what I posted, and I’ve had experience to back up my opinion, which is as valid as yours!
Maybe as I’ve aged I’m not as rigid as some!

Who should report violations?
 

The Village Watch people are already paid to drive around neighborhoods 24/7. Couldn't they report violations? And if a homeowner saw a violation, how about if they call Village Watch to file complaint, anonymously or otherwise?

I am a person who does not run to protection behind the police. I do not go to mommy and daddy, simply put i approach the issue head on, face to face, man to man.

I don’t think anyone should have the right to report. Community Watch rides around all day and night, they should be the only ones reporting violations

So communicate
 

Why not talk to the neighbor first, they may not know they are in violation.

All residents should have the right as they ALL agreed to the covenants. Community Watch is riding "around all day" for resident safety, not for deed issues.

Then the guy knocking on the door from compliance is doing them a favor, while there isn't going to be bad blood with the neighbor using the current system. If I accidentally violate, I would hate to inconvenience a neighbor by requiring them to be the ones to tell me.

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

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.

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.

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

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Definitely makes me wonder sometimes.

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!

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.