[graciegirl]

RSHoffer. I betcha if you asked permission to put the lovely carved bird there, the architectural committee would grant it. I think sometimes it is just Mother May I here.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by rshoffer

Life'a a trade off.... I used to live on a mountainside deep in the woods.... no zoning.... some of the properties close by were pretty scary. Nobody cared if I had a bird or a 500 lb gorilla in my front yard. You either suck it up and become a Stepford or head back to the mountainside.

I agree, life is a trade off. Many of us came from rural properties with no restrictions. I lived on a horse farm for 20 years.

When we moved to TV, we bought into the Stepford lifestyle. While I don't always like the restrictions, I do love and appreciate the cleanliness and beauty of TV. What someone perceives as beautiful and artistic, their neighbour may see as trinkets and trash.

We all signed contracts agreeing to rules and restrictions. I agree, suck it up or head back to the mountainside.

[SABRMnLgs]

That's what happens when you sign stuff and you really don't want to. Why did you sign those whatevers if you did not agree with their content?
When we lived in Orlando we had a home in a subdivision also but never were require to sign anything other than legal papers for purchasing the home.
Perhaps it was because we did not purchase the land, just the home.
Course that what it sounds like here. The developer has the right to say what you can or cannot do with your land as well as your home. Kind of smacks of a "Big Brother" thing to me.

[NJblue]

Kind of smacks of a "Big Brother" thing to me.

Yup and everyone voluntarily decided that that was the lifestyle that they agred to abide by. Those who didn't could just as easily buy a place just outside TV and be free to do pretty much as they please.

Life has many choices. One thing that we all learn as we go through it is that we must learn to live with the consequences of those choices.

[downeaster]

Most subdivisions built out in Florida in the last few years have deed restrictions. They are not limited to adult communities or to Community Development Districts. I moved to a subdivision in 1987 that had a rule, among others, that garage doors could not be left open. That was when the subdivision was new.
After 10 years of non activity the Homeowners Association along with the covenants were abandoned. Then the ugly sheds, detached garages. motor home storage sheds, etc. started sprouting up. It wasn't nice.
Be thankful that is unlikely to happen in a CDD like ours.

[Barefoot]

[QUOTE=downeaster;184828]After 10 years of non activity the Homeowners Association along with the covenants were abandoned. Then the ugly sheds, detached garages. motor home storage sheds, etc. started sprouting up. It wasn't nice. Be thankful that is unlikely to happen in a CDD like ours/QUOTE]

Exactly. I am thankful for the covenants.

[graciegirl]

Most subdivisions built in Cincinnati in the last thirty years have deed restrictions. No boats or RVs parked for more than 24 hours. Any additions to the home must be approved by the architectural committee. No sheds, no doghouses and no swingsets not made of wood. Etc. Etc. You break the rules and you get a lien on your home. It isn't just in Florida. It is everywhere. You have the choice to not buy or build in one of them. Personally I like the rules.

[KayakerNC]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Most subdivisions built in Cincinnati in the last thirty years have deed restrictions. No boats or RVs parked for more than 24 hours. Any additions to the home must be approved by the architectural committee. No sheds, no doghouses and no swingsets not made of wood. Etc. Etc. You break the rules and you get a lien on your home. It isn't just in Florida. It is everywhere. You have the choice to not buy or build in one of them. Personally I like the rules.

EXACTLY!