[Chatbrat]

Good neighbors make the problems go away.

[Sandtrap328]

Originally Posted by VApeople

If you have a house that borders a retention pond, are your dogs allowed to run free?

Answer is NO! Besides being against the regulations, dogs near a pond have a fair possibility of being killed by an alligator, pygmy rattlesnake, water moccasin, or coral snake. They certainly would get ticks. Brown recluse spiders are also in those tall grasses by ponds.

You also have coyote issues and feral pig issues in some Villages areas.

[Greg Nelson]

my avocation is to avoid stress.....

[MSGirl]

Honestly, all of the homes here are close to neighbors, whether you have a kissing lanai, golf course view, water view, wall or whatever. I lived on a championship golf course back home...lots of land. Downside of living by a pond or golf course...lots of unwanted critters!

[Villager Joyce]

Originally Posted by Sandtrap328

Answer is NO! Besides being against the regulations, dogs near a pond have a fair possibility of being killed by an alligator, pygmy rattlesnake, water moccasin, or coral snake. They certainly would get ticks. Brown recluse spiders are also in those tall grasses by ponds.

You also have coyote issues and feral pig issues in some Villages areas.

I think I would take the nudist neighbor who smokes to some of these options.

[sallymatthews77@gmail.com]

It all depends on the neighbors, that is the bottom line.
Our's happen to be wonderful and respect our privacy.

[dwnhllracer1]

Originally Posted by VApeople

We have been looking at new houses on the internet. We like the Iris model with the 2.5 car garage, and we have noticed the prices vary from $280K to $420K. The main difference in the houses seems to be the shape of the lot, the ones with 'kissing lanais' being lower priced. We get the impression that some people must really prefer houses with no neighbors closely behind them, and are willing to pay much more for a house on a better lot.

For those of you in a house where you and your neighbors have 'kissing lanais', has that ever caused you a problem?

For those of you who paid more to have a larger lot, was it worth it?

We are in our second home and we now have a corner lot. This exposes our lanai to an expansive intersection and lots of space. Have lived here for 6 years YES it would be a problem. Some homes are backed up to several lanais where you can overhear everything from several houses. As a result, many of these lanais are not used much due to small space, little privacy and NO breezes and many expose to the sun all day.

We shopped for our perfect re sale and we use the lanai every day for lunch etc 8 months of the year. Most important. DO NOT get a lanai faced in a direction that exposes it to hot sun all day. Good luck.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by VApeople

If you have a house that borders a retention pond, are your dogs allowed to run free?

Dogs must always be leashed off your property.

Originally Posted by MSGirl

Honestly, all of the homes here are close to neighbors, whether you have a kissing lanai, golf course view, water view, wall or whatever..........Downside of living by a pond or golf course...lots of unwanted critters!

We've had a golf-course home since 2007 and have never seen an "unwanted critter". And we never hear our neighbors at all.

[VApeople]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

Dogs must always be leashed off your property.

Do the laws say dogs must be leashed or just "under control" off your property?

Does it depend which county or neighborhood you live in?

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by VApeople

Do the laws say dogs must be leashed or just "under control" off your property?
Does it depend which county or neighborhood you live in?

I believe that deed restrictions may differ by area.
For instance, some Villages allow only one dog per household. Most Villages allow two.
Dogs are never allowed to "run free" except at the fenced dog parks.

[HimandMe]

Originally Posted by VApeople

If you have a house that borders a retention pond, are your dogs allowed to run free?

The alligators would answer yes....send them out. BTW, alligators have long legs and can run quite fast....swim even better.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Over the past 35 years, I have live in small one bedroom apartment in downtown Boston, a 300 sq foot studio apartment, a 600 sq foot, three bedroom, two story condo, a 2,000 sq foot two story three bedroom home on over an acre, a 350 sq foot one bedroom apartment in Manila, a 736 sq foot manufactured home in TV and my current 1,392 sq foot cottage home here in TV.

I've been able to live quite happily in all of these places. I've never had a problem with a neighbor.