[eyegirl]

Is there ONE HOA, or standards commitee, throughout the entire community or does each village have its own HOA? Are they strict in enforcing rules to keep the community beautiful?

thanks

[Tbugs]

It is required that all homes in The Villages have at least 6 pink plastic flamingos in the yard. Large flocks are encouraged.

[SALYBOW]

Originally Posted by Tbugs

It is required that all homes in The Villages have at least 6 pink plastic flamingos in the yard. Large flocks are encouraged.

Additionally, you heed several of those whirly gigs as well.

[chuckinca]

And American Flags supported by white plastic pipe stands with numerous offset bends.


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[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by eyegirl

Is there ONE HOA, or standards commitee, throughout the entire community or does each village have its own HOA? Are they strict in enforcing rules to keep the community beautiful?

thanks

Eyegirl,
If my understanding is correct, there are two associations, a Property Owners Association and a Home Owners Association, neither of which have any authority or control over rules and regulations. One way to describe them might be that they function as lobbyist organizations on behalf of the owners. The Developer enforces the rules.

The link to the POA IS: http://www.poa4us.org/

The link to the HOA IS: http://www.thevha.net/

[Pturner]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

Eyegirl,
If my understanding is correct, there are two associations, a Property Owners Association and a Home Owners Association, neither of which have any authority or control over rules and regulations. One way to describe them might be that they function as lobbyist organizations on behalf of the owners. The Developer enforces the rules.

The link to the POA IS: http://www.poa4us.org/

The link to the HOA IS: http://www.thevha.net/

HOA is run by the developer. POA is a homeowners' advocacy group independent of the developer.

[Pturner]

BTW, you are also required to have several dogs that pee and poop in neighbors' yards and run ahead to community events to save chairs.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Originally Posted by Pturner

BTW, you are also required to have several dogs that pee and poop in neighbors' yards and run ahead to community events to save chairs.

...........for their owners in the speeding golf carts!!

Bill

[villages07]

The two homeowners associations, POA and VHA, have no jurisdiction on the covenants. They are enforced by the community standards department of the local Villages government, the CDDs. The Developer still sets the standards but the CDD government does the enforcement.

The covenants are generally the same throughout the Villages but each section has their own version of the document. For example, Lawn ornaments and real estate signs are OK north of 466 but not south. Different rules for villas than designer neighborhoods.

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by Pturner

HOA is run by the developer. POA is a homeowners' advocacy group independent of the developer.

Pturner, Thanks for clarifying the differences between the two organizations because the HOA bylaws certainly do not make that difference clear. The bylaws seem to imply that the association is independent of the Developer.

[downeaster]

Originally Posted by villages07

The two homeowners associations, POA and VHA, have no jurisdiction on the covenants. They are enforced by the community standards department of the local Villages government, the CDDs. The Developer still sets the standards but the CDD government does the enforcement.

The covenants are generally the same throughout the Villages but each section has their own version of the document. For example, Lawn ornaments and real estate signs are OK north of 466 but not south. Different rules for villas than designer neighborhoods.

Not all of north of 466. Parts of District 3 and, I believe, the Marion County portion have restrictions concerning lawn ornaments.

[jebartle]

And the one with th MOST plastic pots in the yard WINS!!!!!!

[Raen Dear]

Since we will be moving from the northeast, we want to bring our lawn shadows and black and white cow cutouts to decorate our CYA.