Villages of Marion Sunnyside Unit 220

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The community is an adult community for persons 55 years or older, requiring at least one occupant per home to be 55+, with no permanent residents under 19, and temporary visits for those under 19 limited to 30 days per calendar year, subject to hardship exceptions by the Declarant to maintain 80% adult occupancy.

“The Subdivision is an adult community designed to provide housing for persons 55 years or 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 of nineteen (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

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Birds, fish, dogs, and cats are permitted, with a maximum of two pets per homesite.

“Birds, fish, dogs and cats shall be permitted, with a maximum of two (2) pets”

Declaration · p.7

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Vehicles must be parked wholly within the driveway or garage; trucks over 3/4 ton, campers, boats, trailers, aircraft, or any non-private non-commercial vehicles are prohibited from parking spaces, though a boat may be kept in a closed garage.

“No Owner of a Homesite shall park, store, or keep any vehicle except wholly within his driveway or garage. No truck in excess of 3/4 ton, camper, boat, trailer, or aircraft, or any vehicle other than a private non-commercial vehicle may be parked in a parking space except a boat may be kept in the garage with the garage door closed.”

Declaration · ARTICLE VIII. PARKING RESTRICTIONS · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Fencing is generally prohibited on easements, with the exception of white picket fences originally constructed by the Declarant.

“No dwelling unit or other structure of any kind including fencing shall be built, erected, or maintained on any such easement either created in this Declaration or as shown on the plat, or by reservation or right of way, except that patios and walks may be constructed by the dominant tenement over the easements reserved over the strip of land running along the side Homesite lot line of each Homesite, and also except for the white picket fence as originally constructed by the Declarant.”

Declaration · Section 4. Other Easements. · p.5

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.

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

Declaration · Section 9 · p.10

Last verified 2026-07-17

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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 of Declarant in developing and selling all of the Homesites as provided herein.”

Declaration · p.6

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

“No sign of any kind shall be displayed to public view on a Homesite or the Common Area without the prior written consent 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

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No aerials, satellite reception dishes, or antennas of any kind are permitted within the Subdivision, except as specifically allowed by law, and the location of any approved device 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 permitted 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

Requires approval

Owners must comply with surface water management system construction plans and obtain prior written approval from SJRWMD for any construction or activity in wetlands, mitigation, buffer, or upland conservation areas.

“No Owner of property within the Subdivision may construct or maintain any building, residence. or structure, or undertake or perform any activity in the wetlands, mitigation areas, buffer areas, and upland conservation areas described in the approved permit and recorded plat of the Subdivision unless prior written approval is received from the SJRWMD pursuant to Chapter 40C-4.”

Declaration · Section 18. · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Concrete and driveway coatings are permitted if the design is harmonious with the Subdivision and the coating is the same color as the home.

“Concrete and driveway coatings are permitted providing the design is harmonious with the Subdivision and that such coating is the same color as the home.”

Declaration · Section 8 · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

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The party responsible for maintenance must contact the Declarant or Architectural Control Committee for paint specifications.

“The party responsible for maintenance must contact the Declarant or the Architectural Control Committee for paint specifications.”

Declaration · Section 2. · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Owners are responsible for repairing their residence to a condition comparable to its initial construction, maintaining their driveway, and perpetually maintaining vegetation in Special Easements for Landscaping.

“Subject to the requirements set forth herein, each Owner shall, at his sole cost and expense, repair his residence, other than as otherwise provided for herein, keeping the same in condition comparable to the condition of such residence at the time of its initial construction, excepting only normal wear and tear. Each Homesite Owner shall be responsible for maintaining his driveway.”

Declaration · Section 1. · 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 hanging 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

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Each Owner must keep their Homesite neat and clean, with grass cut and edged, and maintain the unpaved area between the roadway and their front and side lot lines.

“Each Owner shall keep his Homesite neat and clean and the grass cut and edged at all times and shall also maintain the unpaved area between an adjacent roadway and the Owner's front and side Homesite lot lines.”

Declaration · Section 11 · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Individual mailboxes are not permitted on Homesites; mailboxes are provided by the U.S. Postal Service and housed by the Declarant for a one-time lifetime charge of $100 per box, with a new charge upon title transfer, and this fee is collectible as a lien.

“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. If title to a Homesite is transferred, a new charge shall be made to the new Owner. Payment of this fee shall be a condition collectible in the same manner as the maintenance fee and shall constitute a lien against the Homesite until it is paid.”

Declaration · Section 16 · p.8

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Owners are prohibited from repairing or restoring any motor vehicle, boat, trailer, aircraft, or other vehicle on any portion of their 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 thereat to a proper repair facility.”

Declaration · Section 7 · p.10

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Nothing shall be altered in, constructed on, or removed from the Common Area except with the written consent of the Declarant, after its original development.

“Nothing shall be altered in, constructed on, or removed from the Common Area except on the written consent of the Declarant, after the original development thereof by the Declarant.”

Declaration · Section 10 · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Owners are prohibited from doing or keeping anything on their Homesite or the Common Area that would increase insurance rates without prior written consent from the Declarant, cancel insurance, or violate any law.

“Nothing shall be done or kept on a Homesite or on the Common Area which would increase the rate of insurance relating thereto without the prior written consent of the Declarant, and no Owner shall permit anything to be done or kept on his Homesite or the Common Area which would result in the cancellation of insurance on any residence or on any part of the Common Area, or which would be in violation of any law.”

Declaration · Section 5 · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Radios, record players, television, voices, and other sounds must be kept at a moderate level from 10:00 p.m. to one hour before daylight, with an exception for Declarant's construction noises.

“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.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

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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

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All garbage must be contained in Declarant-prescribed plastic bags, placed curbside no earlier than the day before scheduled pick-up, or in a dumpster if required by the Declarant, and must be fully closed and sealed.

“All garbage will be contained in plastic bags prescribed by Declarant and placed curbside no earlier than the day before scheduled pick-up. In the alternative, the Declarant shall have the right to require that garbage be placed in a dumpster and not placed curbside. In either event, all garbage must be contained in fully closed and sealed plastic bags prescribed by the Declarant.”

Declaration · Section 12 · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17