[justjim]

Recently saw a Premier painted a bright blue color. Generally the Developer did a good job on deed restrictions but blew this one on painting. It can be fixed but will take a major effort.

[Lpierleo]

Happinow, I can understand them possibly changing the color of their front door, but certainly not the garage door(s)! I would be concerned as well. I thought those types of changes had to be approved by ARC, but according to other posters it sounds like that is not the case. I would give them a call just to ensure there is nothing that can be done. Good Luck and Best wishes.

[ilovetv]

Originally Posted by Jim 9922

Apparently you haven't been bothered by some of the awful painted/decorated driveways that seem abound in The Villages. To me a red or green door is minor compared to what can be done on a 16'X 30' hunk of concrete!

So true about the driveways. It would be better if driveway coating/covering/painting were limited to only two or three texture/color combinations.

Courtyard villas are restricted and subject to ARC approval for painting them in varied colors, like Mission Hills has. And driveways can only be one way---stained/coated with the approved material and color for the CYV neighborhood.

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by maddie101

.....but they care if two houses next to each other are the same color. Go figure.

They just wanted to minimize the chances of drunks coming home to the wrong house.

[kaydee]

Originally Posted by KittyKat

Happinow, this worries me too. When I wanted to paint the front door I called the ARC to see if I needed to fill out the form and was told no. I started to tell her what color I was going to paint it and she said they don't care(!). I couldn't believe it. The garage door is painted to match the tan siding. I can't imagine a red garage door and also the forest green trim on the other house. I have seen a house off of Delmar that has a bright blue on the trim. Pretty soon we'll be seeing houses painted pink and turquoise--that's the reason we wanted south of 466. I think you should get those addresses and give the compliance people a call.

I guess if you live south of 466 you aren't protected either from neighbors choosing unacceptable colors.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by kaydee

I guess if you live south of 466 you aren't protected either from neighbors choosing unacceptable colors.

That is correct.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by KittyKat

When I wanted to paint the front door I called the ARC to see if I needed to fill out the form and was told no. I started to tell her what color I was going to paint it and she said they don't care(!).

I am astonished to hear this. it's not good news! I was always under the impression that ARC permission was required in order to change paint colors of houses, doors, garage doors, shingles, trim.

[bkcunningham1]

Originally Posted by njbchbum

the issue of house painting and arc approval has come up as recently as the may 8 amenity authority committee mtg re the lady lake/lake county area.

the burden this would place on the arc is discussed in some depth at the may 8 aac minutes that you should be able to link to from here: VCDD AAC listing of dates is on lower half of the page. it's an interesting read!

..."electric colors"... Is Jamaican Blue an electric color? Thanks njbchbum. That was an interesting read. All of that talk about an acceptable palette leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by bkcunningham1

..."electric colors"... Is Jamaican Blue an electric color? Thanks njbchbum. That was an interesting read. All of that talk about an acceptable palette leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

We were also turned off by the condo rules (not that we wanted to paint our door a crazy color; we did not).....when we bought our beachfront condo years ago. But you abide by the rules.

It just was very strange after living in a place with little or no zoning for so many years......where people were free to do as they pleased in their own homes and to their own homes.

However, to keep things "uniform" do understand the concept and luckily, we like earth tones.

[unknown*server]

Take a drive down Cokesbury in the village of Caroline, right off of Stillwater. I'll let you determine which house I'm referring to... what a putrid shade!

[DianeM]

Originally Posted by Happinow

I think painting a front door is fine but the garage doors are an eye sorer. Since garage doors are down most of the time they are in your face. Why would anyone want to put more attention on the garage doors? The reason they are painted the way the are when built is to make them blend not stand out.

Absolutely.

[Phanatic Luvr]

Originally Posted by perrjojo

You should report it to Community Standards. I doubt this is allowed. BTW, reports are anonymous. You will not have to give your name. Someone will come out and look and if it is a violation they will be cited. Changing the paint color must be approved.

I don't know if you are correct in stating "changing the paint color must be approved". My husband has painted the exterior of a few homes in TV's and questioned this prior to painting and the answer was it didn't have to be approved. I also remember reading something, not all that long ago in the Daily Sun, about they were trying to made it that you needed approval prior to painting the outside of a home.

[mulligan]

Why don't people just read and abide by the deed restrictions they agreed to at closing??

[gomoho]

Originally Posted by mulligan

Why don't people just read and abide by the deed restrictions they agreed to at closing??

The people painting are abiding by the deed restrictions - there are none when it comes to paint colors. The people complaining are not abiding by the deed restrictions - they are complaining about a restriction that doesn't exist.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

They just wanted to minimize the chances of drunks coming home to the wrong house.

I was not thinking drunks, but I was thinking the same exact thing while reading these posts......that it would be so easy to return home to the wrong house.......so maybe they are just marking their territory with a bright color they won't forget.

Apparently, not too many have been up to Canada or Nova Scotia....
They love their bright colors and the homes are all distinctive.

Up here we have pale dove grey with all crisp white trim on the shutters, front porch, picket fence, garage doors, window trim....everything is crisp white against the pale grey siding.......with some natural red brick halfway up the front covered porch..........grey Vermont slate on the steps leading up to the front porch and on the front porch............so all very neutral. Even our three season sun porch off the back of the house is all crisp white exterior and the deck is natural light wood Trex decking...as is the floor of the sun porch........all neutral.

That said, I have seen some really pretty PALE PINK and PALE SEAFOAM BLUE homes with LOTS OF WHITE TRIM.......that look very Floridian and Key West.........and very attractive. There is pink and then there is pink.

In our other home, where we raised our family, we also had dove grey on the cedar clapboards with white trim........and a RED FRONT DOOR.

As I type this, my husband is repainting our front door........which is a fiberglass door with stained glass......plus glass "sidelights" on each side.........it originally had been painted or stained an "antique ivory"......but he's painting it white as the sun did a number on the color and it "turned"........I can smell the fumes now..........

Red doors are very New England. But, don't think I would have one in Florida.