[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by brianherlihy

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

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

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Blueblaze

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!

So true about most front yards not having a 13' clearance from the street. I think my light post is within that 13' that should have clearance. I didn't put in the light post.....the builder did. This is the reason I will not attempt to put in one of those retainer walls around our landscape.

I've seen retainer walls (very low) go all the way to the street. I won't say which village I've seen that but it is not in my village.

[LuvNH]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

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.

I'm sure there was something, or many things, in there that were nasty and it was awful to get up one day and find a tented house four doors away, but imagine what hell the adjoining neighbor must have gone through with these people living there. However, I am back to "where was the Villages when this was happening, and no CS either! Something very wrong here.

I feel that if TV wants to retain total control they should have an avenue for people with genuine problems to get some assistance; and that assistance should not take years..

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by DonH57

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.

They still have to visit the house, and then write up what they found. So yep we pay for them to read complaints, drive to the multitude of houses, inspect the home, speak to the homeowner, or leave a note.

Then write up a follow up, with results. It can’t just be thrown away. In our first neighborhood, it was so new that some complaints on homes were still not occupied. Community standards had to come out inspect each property and write up what they found. The pink flamingos ready made him laugh, said it was the best part of his day proving the person who filed was WRONG

It seems clip boards are a thing if the past. Now they take a pic of the street as they enter, pic of the house number, then the issue. Then email all the complaints at once. Guessing it takes less than 2 minutes per house visit, and maybe 5 minutes to file each address. If form was 3 pages long asking redundant questions might slow them down

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

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.

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.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

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

Ya know there are sprays and home remedies to fix that problem

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by toeser

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

Seriously, this triggers you? Get help.

Regarding the 13' right of way rule.......I won't even attempt to ask for approval for the retainer wall because, as I said, even my light post is withing that 13' that should have clearance from the street. BUT, having said that, I know someone who did receive an approval from ARC for a retainer wall that is about eight feet from the street. The approval was given with a drawing on a copy of the site plan which had no dimensions at all written on the site plan. How can approval be given without not knowing how far from the street that retainer wall was going to be installed? Who knows but the approval WAS given.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by LuvNH

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

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.

Y’all forget that they have to tent homes for Termites, have seen more than a few fully tented homes since 07

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by midiwiz

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)

Maybe ...

Failure to Enforce | FindHOALaw

Statute of limitations, waiver and covenant enforcement

[Altavia]

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[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by Jayhawk

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

Flippant and foolish answer. But you know that.

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

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.

There's not a square inch of The Villages that's not encumbered in some way or another.

[Pairadocs]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

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.

Of all the traumatic, unsightly, even dangerous, deed restrictions/covenant violations in the villages, dangerous flowers would certainly be the #1 priority for enforcement, far below the unattended, overgrown, properties drawing rodents for sure, flowers are far more annoying than an AB&B right next to your 400K, 500K home, with constant parking blocking of drives, trash put out 5,6 days BEFORE pick up day, and so on. Yes, I agree, flower violations should come above all. Especially if they are not MY favorite types or colors.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Kathyo

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.

This is my way of thinking.......knowing who submitted the complaint would eliminate the possibility that it was a neighbor or "friend" of yours in your own neighborhood (if in fact the complainer is someone from outside of your neighborhood). If the complainer is someone from your neighborhood, I would watch my back.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by asianthree

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

I see that you have resided in a few villages since moving here. Which village were you referring to when the original clip board ladies got their start? I live in Mallory. Is it this village?