Villages of Marion Ashleigh Unit 227

Restricted

The community is for persons 55 years of age or older, requiring at least one permanent resident per home to be 55+, with exceptions for visitors under 19 (30 days/year) and hardship exceptions for residents 19-55 if 80% adult occupancy is maintained.

“The Subdivision is an adult community designed to provide housing for persons 55 years of age or older. All homes that are occupied must be occupied by at least one person who is at least fifty-five (55) years of age. No person under nineteen (19) years of age may be a permanent resident of a home, except that persons below the age ofnineteen (19) years may be permitted to visit and temporarily reside for periods not exceeding thirty (30) days in total in any calendar year period.”

Declaration · Section 1 · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not addressed

Information regarding rentals is not found in the provided document.

Not addressed

Information regarding short-term rentals is not found in the provided document.

Restricted

Birds, fish, dogs, and cats are permitted, with a maximum of two pets per Homesite; owners are responsible for pet damage, immediate waste removal, and keeping pets on a leash.

“Birds, fish, dogs and cats shall be permitted, with a maximum of two (2) pets per Homesite. Each Owner shall be personally responsible for any damage caused the Common Area by any such pet and shall be responsible to immediately remove and dispose of any excrement of such pet and shall be responsible to keep such pet on a leash.”

Declaration · Section 6 · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not addressed

Not addressed

Restricted

Vehicles must be parked, stored, or kept wholly within the owner's driveway, garage, or other non-visitor parking spaces.

“No Owner of a Homesite shall park, store, or keep any vehicle except wholly within his driveway, garage or other non-visitor parking spaces.”

Declaration · ARTICLE VIII. · p.10

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Owners are responsible for all wall and fence maintenance not assumed by the District, including painting and keeping clean all fences and walls, maintaining the gate on the gate fence or wall, and maintaining the structural integrity of all walls and fences serving their Homesites.

“Owners shall be responsible for all Wall and Fence maintenance not assumed by the District in ARTICLE II. Section 1. Subject to Article IX each Owner shall paint and keep clean all fences and walls. The gate on the gate fence or wall shall be maintained by the Owner enjoying the use of the adjacent side yard area. Owners shall be responsible for maintenance and repair of the structural integrity ofall walls and fences serving the Owners' Homesites whether on the Owner's Homesite or on an adjacent Homesite, Common Area or dedicated area.”

Declaration · Section 8 · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Owners must obtain prior written approval from the architectural committee for any structural alteration, exterior repainting or repair, or addition to their residence that would substantially alter its exterior appearance, ensuring consistency with the development plan.

“No Owner, other than Declarant or its transferees, shall make any structural alteration, or shall widertake any exterior repainting or repair of, or addition to his residence, which would substantially alter the exterior appearance thereof, without the prior written approval ofthe plans and specifications therefor by the architectural committee appointed by the Declarant”

Declaration · p.10

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

No business of any kind may be conducted on any residence, except for the Declarant's business of developing and selling Homesites.

“No business of any kind shall be conducted on any residence with the exception of the business of Declarant and the transferees ofDeclarant in developing and selling all of the Homesites as provided herein.”

Declaration · Section 2 · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

No signs are permitted without prior written consent from the Declarant, except for customary name and address signs and professional 'for sale or rent' signs.

“No sign ofany kind shall be displayed to public view on a Homesite or the Common Area without the prior written con.sent of the Declarant, except customary name and address signs. Professional signs advertising a property for sale or rent shall be permitted.”

Declaration · Section 4 · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not addressed

The document does not contain any information regarding setbacks.

Restricted

No aerials, satellite reception dishes, antennas, window air-conditioners, or irrigation wells are permitted, except as specifically allowed by law, and any approved device's location must be pre-approved by the Declarant in writing.

“No aerials, satellite reception dishes, or antennas of any kind, nor window air-conditioners or irrigation wells are pemtitted within the Subdivision, except as specifically allowed by law. The location of any improved device will be as previously approved by the Declarant in writing.”

Declaration · Section 11 · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

Unauthorized persons may not enter wildlife preserves, and no building, residence, structure, or activity is permitted in wetlands, buffer areas, and upland conservation areas without prior District approval.

“No unauthorized person may enter onto any wildlife preserve set forth within the areas designated as such in the Development Order entered in connection with the Villages of Marion, a Florida Quality Development, or as it may be amended from time to time. No Owner of the property within the Subdivision may construct or maintain any building, residence, or structure, or undertake or perform any activity in the wetlands, buffer areas, and upland conservation areas described in the approved permit and recorded plat of the Subdivision, unless prior approval is received from the District pursuant to Chapter 40C~4, F.A.C.”

Declaration · Section 18 · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Only clear (non-colored) concrete and driveway coatings are permitted; colored coatings require prior written consent from the Declarant or architectural review committee.

“Clear (non~ colored) concrete and driveway coatings are permitted. No colored coatings are permitted without the prior written consent ofDeclarant, its designee, or an architectural review committee appointed by Declarant or Declarant's designee.''.”

Declaration · p.1

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Each Owner must repair their residence to a condition comparable to its initial construction (excluding normal wear and tear), and maintain in a mowed, edged, neat, and clean manner their Homesite (excluding side yard/driveway easements), side yard easement, driveway easement, driveway, and the unpaved area between the roadway and their front/side Homesite lot lines.

“Each Homesite Owner shall be responsible for maintaining in a mowed, edged,_neat and clean manner: (i) that portion of his Homesite not subject to side yard or driveway easements, (ii) his side yard easement area, driveway easement area and driveway, whether on his Homesite or on an adjacent Homesite, Common Area or dedicated area, and (iii) the unpaved area between an adjacent roadway and the Owner's front and side Homesite lot lines.”

Declaration · Section 1. (a) · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

The hanging of clothes or clotheslines or placing of clothes poles is prohibited to the extent allowed by law.

“The banging of clothes or clotheslines or placing of clothes poles is prohibited to the extent allowed by law.”

Declaration · Section 11 · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Owners of Homesites subject to a Special Easement for Landscaping must perpetually maintain the vegetation thereon consistent with good horticultural practice and not prevent the Landscaped Buffer from complying with Marion County Subdivision regulations.

“Owners ofHomesites subject to a SpeC:ial Easement for Landscaping, as shovm on the Plat or described in Article IV above, shall perpetually maintain the vegetation located thereon, consistent with good horticultural practice. No owner of a Homesite which is subject to a Special Easement for Landscaping shall take any action to prevent the Landscaped Buffer from complying with those provisions of the Marion County Subdivision regulations requiring Landscaped Buffer areas,”

Declaration · Section 1. (a) · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Lawn ornaments are prohibited, except for seasonal displays not exceeding a thirty (30) day duration.

“La\1/Il. ornaments are prohibited, except for seasons displays not exceeding a thirty (30) day duration.”

Declaration · Section 4 · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

Individual mailboxes are not permitted on Homesites; mailboxes are provided by the U.S. Postal Service and housed by Declarant for a one-time lifetime charge of $100.00 per box, with a new charge for title transfers.

“Individual mailboxes may not be located upon a Homesite. Mailboxes are provided by the U.S. Postal Service at no cost to Owner, however, those boxes shall be housed by Declarant at a one time lifetime charge to Owner of$100.00 per box. Iftitle to a Homesite is transferred, a new charge shall be made to the new Owner.”

Declaration · Section 16 · p.8

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

No motor vehicle, boat, trailer, aircraft, or other vehicle may be repaired or restored on any Homesite or Common Area, except for emergency repairs necessary to move the vehicle to a proper repair facility.

“No Owner of a Homesite shall repair or restore any motor vehicle, boat, trailer, aircraft, or other vehicle on any portion of any Homesite, or on the Common Area, except for emergency repairs, and then only to the extent necessary to enable movement thereof to a proper repair facility.”

Declaration · ARTICLE VIII. · p.10

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

Nothing may be altered, constructed, or removed from the Common Area without the Declarant's written consent after its original development, and only the District is responsible for Common Area landscaping maintenance.

“Nothing shall be altered in, constructed on, or removed from the Common Area except on the written consent of the Declarant, after the original deveiopment thereof by the Declarant. Landscaping maintenance in the Common Area shall be the duty of the District and no other person shall attempt to alter or maintain it.”

Declaration · Section 10 · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

If a residence is damaged or destroyed, the Owner must rebuild, repair, or reconstruct it and walls to substantially restore its appearance and condition within two months of damage and complete within six months, unless prevented by governmental authority, subject to architectural control.

“If all or any portion ofa residence is damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty, it shall be the duty ofthe Owner thereof: with all due diligence, to rebuild repair, or reconstruct such residence and walls in a manner which will substantially restore it to its appearance and condition immediately prior to the casualty. Reconstruction shall be undertaken within two (2) months after the damage occurs, and shall be completed withinsix (6) months after the damage occurs, unless prevented by governmental authority. Such reconstruction is subject to the provisions or Article IX.”

Declaration · Section 5 · p.10

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Owners must use their property to allow neighbors to enjoy theirs, with radios, record players, television, voices, and other sounds kept at a moderate level from 10:00 p.m. to one hour before daylight, excluding Declarant's construction noise.

“Owner(s) shall use his property in such a manner as to allow his neighbors to enjoy the use of their property. Radios, record players, television. voices and other sounds are to be kept on a moderate level from 10:00 p.m. to one (1) hour before daylight. These restrictions shall not apply to construction noises being made by the Declarant.”

Declaration · Section 3 · p.8

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

The Declarant reserves the right to prohibit or control all peddling, soliciting, selling, delivery, and vehicular traffic within the Subdivision.

“The Declarant reserves the right to prohibit or control all peddling, soliciting, selling, delivery and vehicular traffic within the Subdivision.”

Declaration · Section 14 · p.8

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Rubbish, trash, garbage, or other waste material must be kept in sanitary containers concealed from public view, placed curbside no earlier than the day before pickup in Declarant-prescribed plastic bags, or in a dumpster if required by Declarant.

“No rubbish. trash, garbage, or other waste material shall be kept or pemtitted on any Homesite or on the Common Area except in sanitary containers located in appropriate areas concealed from public view.”

Declaration · Section 7 · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17