[joelfmi]

Knowing how much you’ll have to pay each month in homeowners association fees helps you understand your budgetary expectations. Plus, knowing what the HOA fees cover gives you an idea of what extra costs you might incur for things not covered, which varies from community to community.

The price for your house is what gets you into an active adult community but it’s the homeowners association fees that you’ll be paying for the years ahead. While these fees go towards worthwhile services (lawn care, trash removal, exterior maintenance, amenity upkeep, just to name a few potential items), they can be a source of discomfort for many residents who didn’t know the specifics going in or until they were already buying.

So why is it so hard to find out what a 55+ community’s HOA fees are? Turns out there are a few reasons.

HOA fees are not fixed and are subject to change at different intervals depending on the community. They may change every year or even as quickly as every quarter. When we say they change, we really mean that they’re probably going up in order to cover the costs of upgrades, emergency maintenance, and inflation.

Visit an active adult community, don’t be afraid to ask for as much information as you need to make an informed decision, which includes a full breakdown of HOA fees, a history of how the fees have changed over time, and a copy of the HOA’s annual budget common area Rules for homeowner. Your agent should be able to help you procure this information if you’d prefer (and if they tell you they can’t, you might need a new agent).

[Garywt]

Well since this is The Talk of The Villages and there are no HOA fees here, this is a non issue.

[Papa_lecki]

Originally Posted by joelfmi

…but it’s the homeowners association fees that you’ll be paying for the years ahead.

This is an easy one - there are no HOA fees in The Villages - so the answer is $0

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by joelfmi

Knowing how much you’ll have to pay each month in homeowners association fees helps you understand your budgetary expectations. Plus, knowing what the HOA fees cover gives you an idea of what extra costs you might incur for things not covered, which varies from community to community.

The price for your house is what gets you into an active adult community but it’s the homeowners association fees that you’ll be paying for the years ahead. While these fees go towards worthwhile services (lawn care, trash removal, exterior maintenance, amenity upkeep, just to name a few potential items), they can be a source of discomfort for many residents who didn’t know the specifics going in or until they were already buying.

So why is it so hard to find out what a 55+ community’s HOA fees are? Turns out there are a few reasons.

HOA fees are not fixed and are subject to change at different intervals depending on the community. They may change every year or even as quickly as every quarter. When we say they change, we really mean that they’re probably going up in order to cover the costs of upgrades, emergency maintenance, and inflation.

Visit an active adult community, don’t be afraid to ask for as much information as you need to make an informed decision, which includes a full breakdown of HOA fees, a history of how the fees have changed over time, and a copy of the HOA’s annual budget common area Rules for homeowner. Your agent should be able to help you procure this information if you’d prefer (and if they tell you they can’t, you might need a new agent).

There goes a minute of my life wasted, that I'll never get back.

As everyone has said, not only are there NO HOA fees in The Villages, we don't even have an HOA!

& I hate when someone steals someone else's words and passed them of as their own, without attribution. These are the words of Sean Keeley, at least give him credit as the wordsmith []Page not found - Retirement Communities | 55+ Communities | 55places.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by joelfmi

Knowing how much you’ll have to pay each month in homeowners association fees helps you understand your budgetary expectations. Plus, knowing what the HOA fees cover gives you an idea of what extra costs you might incur for things not covered, which varies from community to community.

The price for your house is what gets you into an active adult community but it’s the homeowners association fees that you’ll be paying for the years ahead. While these fees go towards worthwhile services (lawn care, trash removal, exterior maintenance, amenity upkeep, just to name a few potential items), they can be a source of discomfort for many residents who didn’t know the specifics going in or until they were already buying.

So why is it so hard to find out what a 55+ community’s HOA fees are? Turns out there are a few reasons.

HOA fees are not fixed and are subject to change at different intervals depending on the community. They may change every year or even as quickly as every quarter. When we say they change, we really mean that they’re probably going up in order to cover the costs of upgrades, emergency maintenance, and inflation.

Visit an active adult community, don’t be afraid to ask for as much information as you need to make an informed decision, which includes a full breakdown of HOA fees, a history of how the fees have changed over time, and a copy of the HOA’s annual budget common area Rules for homeowner. Your agent should be able to help you procure this information if you’d prefer (and if they tell you they can’t, you might need a new agent).

And which village do you live in?

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

There goes a minute of my life wasted, that I'll never get back.

As everyone has said, not only are there NO HOA fees in The Villages, we don't even have an HOA!

& I hate when someone steals someone else's words and passed them off as their own, without attribution. These are the words of Sean Keeley, at least give him credit as the wordsmith []Page not found - Retirement Communities | 55+ Communities | 55places.

If I’m not mistaken he is in violation of copyright laws by not linking the original article.

[MsPCGenius]

We may not have "HOA" fees, but we do pay for amenities.
In my opinion, HOA=amenities fees; a monthly cost regardless of what you call it....

[Papa_lecki]

Originally Posted by MsPCGenius

We may not have "HOA" fees, but we do pay for amenities.
In my opinion, HOA=amenities fees; a monthly cost regardless of what you call it....

By that logic your property taxes are an HOA fee, your mortgage, utilities, internet etc.

Amenity fee covers activities/amenities

HOA fees cover things like building maintenance, property maintenance, insurance, water, etc.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

If I’m not mistaken he is in violation of copyright laws by not linking the original article.

That's never stopped anyone from doing it on ToTV before, why bring it up now?

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by MsPCGenius

We may not have "HOA" fees, but we do pay for amenities.
In my opinion, HOA=amenities fees; a monthly cost regardless of what you call it....

Is not an "opinion issue", it's either right or wrong. We do not have HOA fees.

[Flyers999]

Let's take a sample expense. The cost of maintaining the vehicle gates including the wages required for the employees to operate them. Doesn't either the HOA fee or the amenity fee pay for this? (Depending whether you live in TV or a "normal" retirement community.)

[villagetinker]

OP, as I recall if you go to the villages website, they have a listing of the 'typical' monthly costs, and there have been several previous threads on this subject that may provide some clarity.

[RustyN]

Just to be fully clear there are some older villas in the northern part that actually do have HOA fees. It was set up that after the villas aged 30 years they set up their own HOA fees. And with that said about 99% of the villages does not have HOA fees in the traditional sense. The villas are up near Spanish Springs.

[msilagy]

The Village of DeLaMesa has an HOA fee to cover the cost of maintaining their private pool in the middle of the complex of courtyard villas, flowers, and the maintenance of a large park surrounding the pool. That is the only one I know of. Completely private and villagers do not have any rights to the use of their pool. The fee is between $65-75 a month from each homeowner.

[spinner1001]

Originally Posted by BrianL99

There goes a minute of my life wasted, that I'll never get back.

As everyone has said, not only are there NO HOA fees in The Villages, we don't even have an HOA!

& I hate when someone steals someone else's words and passed them of as their own, without attribution. These are the words of Sean Keeley, at least give him credit as the wordsmith []Page not found - Retirement Communities | 55+ Communities | 55places.

OP also copied from another source in another TOTV thread posted yesterday:
Healthcare due dilligence is very important before moving to the villiages

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