We walked by the house with the turf yesterday. The house and yard were impeccable. There were many homes there some obviously unoccupied that had TREMENDOUS weeks and grass coming out of the planters. The walls to those bungalows are maintained by the villages as is the sign in the front and look like something out of the Munsters! Shame on The Villages for threatening and fining people when their own house is completely out of order. I agree with restrictions, but throwing stones at people who actually care about their property while not maintaining your own is untenable.

Since when was it NOT canceled? They announced the cancellation long ago, despite your contention "there’s money to be made."

Shameful rumors.

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Report them!

If children live with their parents or grandparents who own or rent in The Villages, then they aren’t visitors, so the thirty day restriction doesn’t apply. It would apply if, say, people send their kids to The Villages to spend the summer with the grandparents. That’s not allowed beyond thirty days. A huge number of Villagers have grandchildren, and of course they want to be visited. This is why some of the swimming pools here are open to children. What joy to watch kids frolicking in a pool. It brings back old memories. There must be a number of kids who live here all the time, as there are schools here.

I’ve noticed that a large percentage of the crime by people residing in The Villages is done by children of Villagers—but usually grown-up children. Some grown-up children live with a parent to provide care—what a blessing! Some have medical problems that keep them from being able to live alone, such as Down Syndrome. Some move in because they have a hard time holding down a job for various reasons (including drug abuse and drinking problems and a criminal record) and need a place to stay. Sometimes they abuse the parent, and of course plenty of older parents are pretty abusive themselves, at least verbally. I’m sure it must be horrible for owners to have criminal children living with them. They need our support.

His bond was returned to him and charges dropped. There will be no court date.

Anyone check the tax records to see if she is the actual owner of the home or a tenant?

Let's face it, The Villages is not what it used to be. Greed and money have taken over the developers mindset.

Why is it whenever something is wrong it's all about the Family making money. There are rules period. Unfortunately there are NO rules police. You must be the tattletail and turn them in period then it will be investigated. There have been times when emergencies arose and the underage rule was waived. If the child is being abusive or troublesome it's up to the parent to take action period! Put the shoe back on your foot and think what you would do period! Off topic pull out your restrictions we all signed for then look around your yard and your neighborhood there are VERY few homes that don't have violations. So people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Don't pick and choose what your going to complain about. JMO

The rule is UNDER 19, not 18 and over.

Underage allowed if medical condition is the cause for the individual living there.

So a punk beating up his momma correlates to "greed and money" by the very people who have driven this paradise for half a century?

I guess the guy who steals a car does it just because General Motors is greedy.

Wow, just wow. Where do some people come up with these theories?

I've been here for eight years and am continually amazed at the people that still misunderstand this rule. It is not that 20% can be under 55. The law states that in order to be recognized as an over 55 community at least 80% of the homes must be occupied by at least one person over the age of 55. Under this rule, mathematically, 80% or more of the residents could be under the age of 55.

The problem presented here is that there is also a rule, (I don't know if it's a federal law or a Villages rule), that no one under the age of 19 may live here permanently.

In any case, if you know about this and object to it, you should report it.

A problem in this case may be that the individual may be turning 19 in the near future so a complaint and action would only be temporary.

Underage residents
 

Look up HOPA, Housing for Older Persons Act, and it will explain the 80/20 rule.

Excellent compassionate reply.

The federal 80/20 law is more to protect the developer and the HOA that is created from age discrimination lawsuits than it is to protect homeowners having those under 55 or under 18 living in the homes . I don't understand why those buying homes teenage restricted communities don't bleed a little bit about what they are going into and all the rules and regulations they are going to have to adhere to. It is simply more restrictive than a Township with various laws that may or may not be enforced.