Originally Posted by brianherlihy (Post 2210458)

well i live south of 44 and i need help to keep dogs off my lawn from poop and p

Originally Posted by Blueblaze (Post 2209451)

OMG! Flowers near the street! Alert the media!

I'm still trying to figure out who has a yard big enough the AVOID putting flowers that close the street. In my neighborhood, nearly everyone has some sort of flowerbed in their front yard. And get this -- some even have 8" crosses!

Sure glad I bought my retirement home amongst a bunch of dangerous rebels just like me! I'd hate to offend a flower-hater!

Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2210426)

The home was most likely tented to erratic bed bugs brought in from one of the many vehicles arriving at all hours that had stayed at a flee bag motel on their way to the Villages.

Originally Posted by DonH57 (Post 2210425)

Either a fee to file or fine for filing incorrect complaints wasting resources but the responsible agency should know the difference of what should go in the file 13 can.

Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2210452)

As I said, it might not specifically mention the 13' in YOUR deed. Your deed should give references to every Easement ever recorded against your piece of land, but it doesn't have to.

You need to read the ORIGINAL Grant of the Easement and your Deed will not necessarily mention 13'. Your Deed will refer to "matters of record" and those "matters" are where you'll find the original Grant and likely, a plan that shows the dimensions of the Easement.

Deeds vary in language. In most cases, an actually deed can be as simple as "... being the same property conveyed on ________________ and recorded at: _____________.

Which is why a Title search is so important. People accept Deeds that don't tell the whole story and Title companies gloss over this stuff. Your property is subject to: "anything of record", prior to your purchase.

Originally Posted by Jayhawk (Post 2210477)

Call the people who keep birds, reptiles, coyotes, and other wildlife from pooping on your lawn. Seems there is no problem with those poopers.

Originally Posted by toeser (Post 2209556)

"Flowers planted within the 13’ street right-a-way."

Seriously, this triggers you? Get help.

Originally Posted by LuvNH (Post 2210217)

I am actually incensed by the use of Deed Restrictions for minor offenses.

I live in a very quiet small village tucked around Glenview GC. Some years ago we had a man and woman move into one of the homes and shortly after they moved in a young woman with a very young child moved in. Then we started to notice different cars arriving at all hours of the day and evening. Then an awful filthy broken recliner appeared on their driveway, followed by a filthy mattress. These items stayed for a couple of weeks. Then broken down cars were parked in their lot on both the grass and driveway. One day, quite recently, they must have done a moonlight flit, the house was then TENTED for several days, torn apart and put back on the market at a very high asking price.
When have you ever seen a home in TV TENTED?

Their immediate neighbors and the surrounding neighborhood had to put up with this and The Villages did nothing. So much for Deed Restrictions.

Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2210426)

The home was most likely tented to erratic bed bugs brought in from one of the many vehicles arriving at all hours that had stayed at a flee bag motel on their way to the Villages.

Originally Posted by midiwiz (Post 2209567)

aside from TV strongarm approach, you're acctually incorrect. While they may pay/influence/ whatever the courts around here, the reality is that none of this would stand in a federal court. IF those plants have been there since 2005 that is actually a defense, TV can not by pass (as in allow) an infraction and then call it back. That qualifies as selective enforcement, and all Florida courts (not controlled by TV) will side with the home owner for this. Once selective enforcement has been determined - all the "rules" are void.

There is a process to rectify the selective enforcement, but I don't see that mentioned here either. Personally I would have told the person to stick it and lawyer up. As a former HOA president our atty was both local and federal, learned a lot, just waiting to use it (yes I like a good fight)

Originally Posted by Jayhawk (Post 2210477)

Call the people who keep birds, reptiles, coyotes, and other wildlife from pooping on your lawn. Seems there is no problem with those poopers.

Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2210487)

You assume I have not read my deed, the original deed, and all easements and restrictions referenced. But I have. Quick summary: there is ni change to the 10' easement and no mention of flowers in the easement.

Again, deed restrictions vary across the Villages and there may be one that does mention 13' and flowers. There are far too many to go through each one so I'm interested in someone pointing to that.

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 2209436)

Representative from Community Standards advised us today we had a landscape violation. Flowers planted within the 13’ street right-a-way. Regardless that flowers have been there since 2005
Ours was one of 25, so far, submitted by the same individual. All anonymous via email, (the real cowards way). From Lady Lake to Fenny.

The flowers were removed before the Rep. had finished talking to a neighbor across the street….who also had a violation.

Originally Posted by Kathyo (Post 2209752)

As someone suggested perhaps only accepting complaints from people that live in their own village would help. But the bottom line still is - Why do you want to know who made the complaint. What would you do with that information? I would love to hear the honest answer to that question.

Originally Posted by asianthree (Post 2209754)

So a community standards person, mentioned to more than one household in the 65 complaints at our old neighborhood, one of the original clipboard ladies was turned in for the multitude of white crosses in their front, side yard.

She fought the complaints, and lost, and fines were incurred, Weeks later she started filling out complaints in her own neighborhood, because she didn’t know who turned her in. Then with a partner it escalated to traveling to other villages. Because if she couldn’t have whatever in her yard, than nobody else would either.

Our complaints were from the original red golf cart clip board ladies. For all anyone knows she may have expanded into a organization group with monthly meetings:1rotfl: