It could have been that someone in the neighborhood was reported and had to remove something and then they went around and reported everyone else.

I have noticed that with the Community Watch not reporting violations that the lawn decorations are starting to creep out in the non-decorations allowed areas.

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Thanks for the comments, but my question is still......does Community Standards respond only to complaints, or do the patrol for infractions and then knock on your door? I have no problem with deed restrictions, but I also have no problem with an occasional tasteful ornament. When an area has had a few decorations with no notoriety, was action taken solely because of a complaint or does Community Standards become the ornament police!

I'm confused....you're speaking as if holding people to the restrictions they already agreed to in writing is a bad thing.

No two people have the same taste; but written, signed restrictions are clear to everyone. Well, almost everyone.

Your question has been answered several times. It's complaint driver. Bye-bye mermaid. Put her in the pool where she belongs.:wine:

There will always be those old biddies looking for something to complain about!

Too bad because people just want to personalize their property.

Community Standards does not employ people to patrol for infractions. The system is complaint driven.

An occasional lawn ornament would probably not raise any eyebrows. However, once one goes unchallenged we start down the proverbial slippery slope. It can soon get out of hand and that is when some one(s) says enough. Maybe that is what happened in your neighborhood.

Your situation seems to indicate the system is working.

My sentiments exactly.

Having had negative experience in none deed restricted communities, we moved to a deed restricted community only to find the restrictions were selectively enforced. I vowed I would try not to make that mistake again. When the time came to select our retirement home we included deed restrictions and their enforcement as a top priority. The Villages seemed a perfect fit and after many years we have never been disappointed.

I share your concern but I am pretty confident our deed restriction enforcement will continue. One of our top priorities when selecting our retirement home was based on our confidence.

I also agree with your comments on the area where lawn ornaments are permitted. However, I have seen worse in other communities. I wonder if driving through lawn ornament restricted areas could cause second thoughts about perching a pair of gnomes at the end of the driveway.

Your pool pump better not make any noise BWAHAHAHAH!!!:wave:

Yes, definitely. It has been clearly stated in news bulletins and other places that the violations are strictly complaint driven, and that there is no policing by TV otherwise.

But it you want to be completely sure, call community standards or deed compliance, or wherever Bogie says to call, and ask them. Bogie, what's it called?

I think it's deedcompliance.

Everyone has an opinion on what looks "great" and what looks "junky". I came from an area where residents could put out anything they wanted on their property. I for one, am glad that isn't what goes on here and that there are community standards. I'm also happy there are those trolls out there who help enforce the deed restrictions. With the density we have, everything we do to our property has a positive or negative impact on our neighbors and not all of us have great taste.

Nearly all of the community watch driver are villagers. Nothing to stop one of the drivers to file the complaint. Might not have been a neighbor at all.

Is she the one that got busted for armed robbery?

Go to the District web site and click on Community Standards Department to find an answer to your question.
Community Standards does not search for violations or become the ornament police.
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Due to the diversity of the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions, it is important that you familiarize yourself with your particular set.

Concerns about possible deed restriction violations may be provided to the Community Standards Deed Compliance Division by phone, fax, mail, electronic mail, or in person and may be made anonymously. The Community Standards Deed Compliance Division is entirely complaint driven.

"Personalize" means different things to different people.