[golfnut]

OK, so is there an adult pool north of 466 that has a hot tub (i know they all have hot tubes).....gn

[duffysmom]

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[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by AnonChick

Why is it, that the developers decided that senior citizens are not worthy of privacy? It's as though they said, "You can have privacy, but no yard. Or, you can have a yard, but no privacy. "

The Developers have offered lots of houses with privacy and big yards. Many back on golf courses. Some back on Lake Sumter (in Bridgeport). Of course you will pay a hefty premium to buy this type of home.

The Developer also decided to offer some very affordable homes with smaller lots and less privacy. Luckily, there is a home to fit every need in The Bubble.

[AnonChick]

Never mind. This is just a pretty irritating discussion. I don't understand why the developers, and the residents, have so little value for privacy. It's not that I need a fence. It's that I don't like being told I'm not -allowed- to put one up if I want one. Not even if it's identical to the fences they already -have- at specific areas and around courtyard villas. I don't want to buy a fence with a house attached. I want to buy a home, and I want to know that IF I want a fence between my backyard and your back yard, I am allowed.

[SALYBOW]

"I don't want to buy a fence with a house attached. I want to buy a home, and I want to know that IF I want a fence between my backyard and your back yard, I am allowed."

If you feel strongly about this you might consider looking somewhere else. I doubt this will ever change. Most people use landscaping in lieu of fences and it looks lovely.

[Bill-n-Brillo]

Originally Posted by AnonChick

I want to buy a home, and I want to know that IF I want a fence between my backyard and your back yard, I am allowed.

I'd suspect the developers do it the way they do it to maintain a consistent look. It's pretty much like any other development that has some sort of deed restrictions in place. Been there, done that, seen it work (and not work where it's not monitored and enforced). Granted, some are more restrictive than others.

You might put up the perfect fence yet your neighbor puts up something that they think looks wonderful..............yet concensus of others could be that your neighbor's fence isn't real attractive.

Definitely not a perfect world. But at least you're aware of the fence issue up front!

Bill

[Russ_Boston]

Remember that a fence, by definition, isn't just your fence when you put it on property lines. For an interior lot you are now putting a fence in three neighbors yards that they didn't consent to.

I'll take the tougher deed restrictions.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by AnonChick

Never mind. This is just a pretty irritating discussion. I don't understand why the developers, and the residents, have so little value for privacy. It's not that I need a fence. It's that I don't like being told I'm not -allowed- to put one up if I want one. Not even if it's identical to the fences they already -have- at specific areas and around courtyard villas. I don't want to buy a fence with a house attached. I want to buy a home, and I want to know that IF I want a fence between my backyard and your back yard, I am allowed.

Hi there AnonChick!

Welcome to you. Hope you hang around and ask a lot of questions. Your question about fences is very typical and frequently debated.

We have lived in a restricted community for a long time in Ohio and you have to get approval for almost everything there from swing sets to satellite dishes.

I agree with Bill-n-Brillo that when enforced it makes for a nice, neat neighborhood. On the other hand I can see why people like their privacy too.

There are a lot of choices for landscaping and things grow VERY quickly here. Once you scrape off the tough Zoysia grass, the sand is easy to dig and if you throw in a bottle brush available at Lowes and Home Depot and Walmart you have six foot of privacy in a year! I love to get my hands dirty, and I would volunteer to help you. I know I will like you, your comment about old brandy won me immediately.

Just keep asking questions, a lot of us love to type, (and to others about to make a comment about ME, don't start!!)

I think that if you can, coming down and renting for several months makes it easier to choose just the right place. The section you are thinking about is lovely with mature trees and the right to do a little more to your yard with decorations than south of there. I have visited in a beautiful home in that area and it had many features not seen in most of the newer homes here.

You will find the right place for you....here with us other aged brandies!

[Pturner]

Hi AnonChick,
Most of us do feel that the deed restrictions contribute to the beauty and quality of life in TV. As others have said, there are homes in TV with private yards. (I have one.)

If you are interested in purchasing a home here, let your Realtor or TV Sales Agent know that privacy is a requirement for you. I'm betting you can find what you're looking for.

[chuckinca]

GG - you are just too nice for words! I am available for adoption.

Anon - We have always had small 6 ft high fenced in backyards (land in the SF Bay Area is at a premium). The back yards were very private and let you store all kinds of stuff outside.

Here in TV we have a much bigger back yard but because it is open to all it is basically useless for storage or hanging out laundry or letting the dog roam around. However, you get a lanai in TV that we didn't have before and it provides a lot of things that a fenced in yard did and we switched to in door cats. Plus, if you buy on a golf course, you get a large expanse of grass that someone else cuts and your back yard neighbors are too far away to disturb you.

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[mulligan]

Why not hang out laundry??

[otherbruddaDarrell]

Originally Posted by mulligan

Why not hang out laundry??

If you have a CYV you can. As long as it is back....nobody can see it..........then again you can also get a very good tan!

[Challenger]

We just bought in TV. A significant consideration in our decision was the existence of strong deed restrictictions and architectural control. We love the ambience and want to preserve it. I find the whining about the protective controls including speed limits for golf carts to be annoying. There are plenty of places to live in Florida if you desire to have neighbors with pickup trucks in the front yard and race tracks in the front street.

I have found that when developers complete the project and relinquish control to the carry on owners group, the folks administering the rules get worn down by the whiners and give in. We become our own worst enemies. I and I hope others who feel that the rules are important will retain the will to resist the easy answer.

[chuckinca]

Originally Posted by mulligan

Why not hang out laundry??

Against CC&R's and it distracts from the country club atmosphere.

(our son is teaching English in Spain this year under a Spanish Govt program - many of the US English teachers in the program mention in their blogs the lack of clothes dryers in Spain as something they really miss from the US.)


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[mulligan]

May be against CC&R's, but FL statutes supersede, and they allow it, and forbid other governing bodies to restrict it. Not that it is particularly attractive, but it is a money saver.