I did all that and got approved, small vinyl shed attached to the back of my house and anchored to the ground. 3’d. X 5’w x 6’h.

Unless you have already spent a LOT of money and your begging is to no avail. Then you not only have to not have the item you already paid for but may have added expense to have it removed. So, in many cases that is a good philosophy, but not always. In this case, it might just easier to ASK for permission first rather than BEG for it later. :$:

Storage bins in back yard of courtyard villas
 

If you want to be totally legal, you need to read your covenants and restrictions. In our villas, sheds or bins are not allowed at all. However, the thread that said what is not visible behind the gate is okay is correct is that the compliance department will not enforce anything they can't see from the street. And, being compliance driven, unless a neighbor reported you, there would be no action taken. With that said, it is important that you do not place the bin next to your neighbors villa as that is in the set back. However, a small bin placed behind the fence against your villa would probably go unnoticed and many people do that.

If no one can see it without trespassing, no one will complain. Deed restriction compliance is a complaint based system. And besides, neighborhood trolls are too short to see over a solid fence.

Storage Shed?
 

Contact Community Standards in The Villages.

Better hope the two old biddies do not see it

Its not a whole lot different than the storage area under a wheeled gas-grill. Ya know, the storage area when the propane tank is kept under the grill. Kinda the same thing - non permanent and out of view of neighbors and the street.

It would never occur to me to ask ARC or anyone else if I could put something non-hazardous, non-permanent, and non-visible in my own yard.

Don't overthink it, don't make rules or open up doors to new procedures if they aren't needed. Less regulation and control of what you can and cannot do is much better. Huh, sounds like one of the principles of a major political party, doesn't it? Weird.

Storage shed
 

I had one for 10 years in my CV and I just moved and gave it to my neighbor and she’s using it. What goes on behind the fence doesn’t affect anyone else, at least as far as a shed. No approval needed.

No approval is needed until an approval is needed