Could it be we really hate it but want to try to be nice???

Here's a nearby place that doesn't worry about these things. Vote with your wallet.

Lake Weir Preserve - Lake Weir Preserve

HOA (Home-Owner Association) fees & restrictions, and CDD or bond fees are not part of the active adult lifestyle at Lake Weir Preserve

I think the system is broken. I think instead of having to report someone for the heinous crime of placing a small ceramic statue in their garden, the person who is offended by said statue should have to confront the classless buffoon face to face. I can imagine the conversation would go like this, " Hi Johnny I am your neighbor 5 doors down the block and I drive down the street everyday and I am appalled at your lack of taste and class with your choice of lawn decoration! Get rid of that lawn gnome right now!" Johnny might reply with," Oh its nice to meet you! I have seen you and your lovely wife riding down the street with your gnome documentation equipment. That is you right? You have that neon pink cart with all the little fuzzy dice hanging from roof. I love those floral Moo Moos your wife wears and those clown sunglasses are just priceless! Well listen about my yard gnome....I am retired and I just dont give a sh-- any more. I moved down here to Americas friendliest hometown so that I can spend what time i have left on this planet just relaxing. I have lots of friends here who dont care how much money I have, or what kind of car I drive, and they certainly dont care if I have a lawn gnome or not! So listen when you pass my house in the future please just avert your eyes and keep right on going. And one last thing... please tell your wife that Omar the tent maker is having a sale on Moomoos this week!"

And that is the reason so many of us choose deed restricted areas to buy.
Only some people like confrontation. You may call and report someone's statue of President Bush if that is not the kind of thing you enjoy. No one will know unless you email. So don't email, just call.

Or not.

But that is something very positive to have, Deed restrictions. Because good taste isn't universal. Nor is the courage to confront someone....

Believe in DEED RESTRICTIONS..., without them this place would look VERY DIFFERENT in about a month.

Hmmmmm.....'slummy'? Alas and alack! Another dispersion cast on the historic neighborhoods which clearly demonstrate their individuality, personal character, and most of all - a sense of humor! Nothing cookie cutter about us! :)

njbchbum, no dispersion meant to be cast on the historic neighborhoods. We have choices here in The Villages and I choose the area with the stricter deed restrictions.

And I applaud the individuality, personal character and sense of humor of all villagers.

Isn't that the same thing as saying If you don't like it, move?

I was just about to comment that this and the bus parking have both been debated with civility. I hope they won't turn nasty.

I would be sure to get a background check done of this person. I would fear that their mental health is severely unstable..................who would spend the little time they have left on this is INSANE......MENTALLY ILL.....why does she or he not CHOOSE to go to a soup kitchen or volunteer for Habitat for Humanity instead....do some volunteer work for a local church???SICK, SICK SICK....:ohdear:

The system is working. My neighborhood follows the rules & looks great. It doesn't matter if someone turns in 1 or 97, if they are violations, they are violations. Doesn't matter what Village you live in, you are free to call about those that aren't following the rules within the Villages.

It only means the ornaments aren't bad enough to call. If it's not really an eyesore, some people may not notice it. However, I had a neighbor that put a golf bag out and put a big bunch of plastic flowers in it and put it in their flower bed. I think not.

Really ?? You want to compare someone size to lawn ornaments that may affect home resale ! :ohdear: Deed restrictions are a rule that people agreed to.

I am very sorry Maria. Slummy was a terrible word and I regret using it.

I hope I didn't hurt anyone's feelings. Two people who I care very much about live in the historical section and although I have never been to either of their homes it wouldn't matter to me what they looked like. or if they had fourteen bend over ladies in their yard. It wouldn't matter to me if they decided to wear a Mohawk and gain four hundred pounds and become a ...well maybe not THAT..

But two dear people I may have insulted and I am sorry. And anyone else that I hurt with my callous remark, I apologize to. So sorry. My aim was not that at all.. Lafoto? You and I can't see eye to eye. Because most people DO give a sh*t.

And keeping our property nice is important. It affects other people. not just us.

Fear not! Did not take your post personally - just had ta poke atcha. Know you too well and know that 'slummy' was a knee-jerk reaction. I often refer to our villages as just a bit out of the ordinary! :)

Lafoto - Not sure why you have resorted to insulting the people who you call your neighbors in this "friendliest town"... but you seem to be missing the point of the original posts and responses. When you purchased your home, if it was in the newer districts, there were very specific conditions for how your house and property would look. Are you aware that if your weeds get out of control, you will be cited? It's in the agreement you signed and said you would abide by. Taking your analogy, then I should be pulling people over who are driving unsafely on the highway and place them in a citizen's arrest rather than calling 911 for help? I should be confronting the shoplifter in a store rather than calling security?

If I wanted to take my chances on the neighbors to the left and right of me, I'd have purchased a home in Summerfield or Fruitland Park. I didn't. I purchased a home and live by the rules I agreed to follow.

I would say to those who violate these rules, put a for sale sign up on your house and move out of The Villages and into the Wilds....

That must have taken quite some time to think that through, the again...maybe not.

Before I moved into my new home in TV, I was warned that there were people from anywhere in TV, who would ride around and file complaints against anything that appeared to them to be in violation of deed restrictions. Well, I was pretty scared when Direct TV came to install the "dish". I must have asked him 10 times if the location would be OK. I spent countless nights worrying that I could be a violator.
To play the devils advocate, I see many homes with flower pots that I would consider distasteful; I see flower beds that look unkept; I see lawn furniture on porches that don't match at all or have seen better days; I see garage doors open and the insides are a mess. These ARE NOT infractions of the deed regulations but they can be unsightly and legal.
I think there is something grossly wrong with people from a different village/neighborhood making complaints about another persons property in another area. I may like the bronze bird in my neighbors front yard. I may like my other neighbors gazing ball. Since I am the one who looks at it every day, what right should someone from another village tell ME what I can look at. If I DISLIKED it, I would understand my or my neighbors complaint.
I like the deed restrictions, but I think this particular area should be reconsidered. It is plane wrong for people to ride around playing "deed" police.

I certainly wouldn't go all around the Villages looking for people to call on. However, what goes on in all of the Villages can affect all of our property values, not just that street.

Rather dramatic, no?

Wow, this is quite post !! :shocked:

wow

This is so funny. LMAO!

Well. I think that have been a little rough way of putting it but it could happen. Under an non anonymous system if Tormented Tom from district nine confronted Happy Harry in district two about his pink flamingos and garden gnome I'm thinking the result will be Tormented Tom making an unexpected trip to the hospital emergency room. Tormented Tom will really have no grounds to press charges.:duck:

I didn't see the Historic side mentioned. Why are you assuming the slummy comment was directed at any particular area in TV?
Just curious.

perrjojo - 1,449 posts and a member since Jan 2010 and you have not read the variety of historic side dispersions oft cast by various posters? Self-deprecating humor perhaps? And perhaps you did not read my follow-up to graciegirl where I explained I was poking her. Chill.

Since the historic district does not have to fear the gnome police, there is no fear of you being called out. But let's be honest in every neighborhood there is that yard that looks like walmart garden shop vomited on it. We had that person two doors down. Nope did not address the problem with her, or make an officall complaint . We just moved, it was easier, than upsetting some of the neighborhood, since it would have been a hot topic.

Your right, Gracie did not direct the comment towards the historic side. But she did say "Believe in DEED RESTRICTIONS..., without them this place would look slummy in about a month." and hence (because there a little deed restrictions over there) the historic district defense mechanism was activated.

///nevermind

I thoroughly enjoyed the humor in this post. Thank you! The imagery it invoked put a big smile on my face although I almost spilled my morning coffee on my keyboard!

BTW, I do know an Omar. He is a rather large guy who does great drywall repair. I do not know if he makes muumuus on the side.

A middle ground
 

It seems that there is no way to reach a happy median between the "everything goes" and the get rid of it all" residents. Perhaps there is a solution that will make both camps equally unhappy and therefore equitable. As the past chairman of the Nassau County Code Enforcement Board (Just north east of Jacksonville), I have a bit of experience in this type of "cat fight". When I took the chairmanship of the board residents where able to file complaints with out giving their name. In short we had our "97" type complainers.
When we forced the complainant to give their name the complaints dropped dramatically. The property owners that were cited were then given a period to correct the infraction or request to appear before the enforcement board. This board was made up of seven county residents and the county attorney. Both sides were given an opportunity to be heard and photos were shown of the alleged infraction. In short we could decide neighbor to neighbor where the 8" statue should be considered offensive or decorative and in good taste. Individuals that were cited were allowed to bring others to testify in their behalf, in short neighbors who had no objections to the alleged infraction.

I realize that it would take a bit of work to set up a system such as this but considering the time spent here on this subject......

It seems that there is no way to reach a happy median between the "everything goes" and the get rid of it all" residents. Perhaps there is a solution that will make both camps equally unhappy and therefore equitable. As the past chairman of the Nassau County Code Enforcement Board (Just north east of Jacksonville), I have a bit of experience in this type of "cat fight". When I took the chairmanship of the board residents where able to file complaints with out giving their name. In short we had our "97" type complainers.
When we forced the complainant to give their name the complaints dropped dramatically. The property owners that were cited were then given a period to correct the infraction or request to appear before the enforcement board. This board was made up of seven county residents and the county attorney. Both sides were given an opportunity to be heard and photos were shown of the alleged infraction. In short we could decide neighbor to neighbor where the 8" statue should be considered offensive or decorative and in good taste. Individuals that were cited were allowed to bring others to testify in their behalf, in short neighbors who had no objections to the alleged infraction.

I realize that it would take a bit of work to set up a system such as this but considering the time spent here on this subject......

Maybe everyone should just go back and actually read their deed restrictions they have already agreed to and then go by what they say.....then there will be no disagreements. :jester:

Not sure why that is necessary...rules are already in place.

Welcome to the forum. The deed restrictions are very clear here. And if someone complains. the restrictions will be enforced. And if the offending item is not removed or moved the homeowner will be fined and if the fine is not paid further action is forthcoming. All that horsing around described above just isn't something I would want. In fact that description is the very reason I fear the Morses not running this place and the homeowners taking over. .

Horrors.

Front flag poles
 

Are the US Flags on poles in front an exception?? or just protected from the "condo nazis" by the second admendment?

really sucks. nice job, deed compliance folks

Code enforcement and covenant enforcement are entirely different. Covenants are contractual agreements between the parties subject to the contract and as such anyone subject can bring action. Depending upon the provisions of the covenant, either a supermajority or all must agree to a modification. An 8" infraction is equal in substance to a three foot infracrion The testimony would be to the question " Is there an infraction or not" ?

Oh my. Oh my. We have a village full of 97 scofflaws, and the developer drops the hammer. Somebody should stifle that mean developer.

Imagine. Enforcing deed restrictions.

Oh dear, I bet somebody here probably signed restrictions that only apply to everybody else.

Yeah. That's it.

I know they are all over in our district. I don't believe a flag pole could be considered a lawn ornament unless you use it for uses otherwise intended. On our street there about 7 where our house is. When the developement first sold out the neighbors all helped each other place and set the poles. One was a former VCDD member and former marine. When we moved in the rope was missing . There was no shortage of help available when I repaired it and hoist ed our flag.