est. 2026 · Florida

Villages of Southern Oaks Unit 4

, Sumter County, FL

Part of The Villages. This is one platted neighborhood (“Unit”) within The Villages; its rules come from its own recorded declaration. See the The Villages overview.

deed restricted

Core rules12

Occupancy / age restrictions

Restricted

The Subdivision is an adult community for persons 55 years or older; each occupied Home must have at least one resident 55 or older, and no person under 19 may be a permanent resident, though temporary visits not exceeding 30 days per calendar year are allowed for those under 19.

The Subdivision is an adult community designed to provide housing for persons fifty-five (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 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 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.3

Last verified 2026-07-17

Rentals / leasing

Not addressed

Short-term rentals

Not addressed

Pets

Restricted

Birds, fish, dogs, and cats are permitted, with a maximum of two pets per Homesite; owners are responsible for any damage caused by pets, must immediately remove and dispose of pet excrement, and must keep pets on a leash; no other animals, livestock, or poultry are allowed.

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 to dedicated or reserved areas 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. No other animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred, or kept on any Homesite or on dedicated or reserved areas.

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.3

Last verified 2026-07-17

RVs & campers

Restricted

Recreational vehicles are prohibited from being parked or stored on any Homesite or street, unless fully enclosed in a garage or temporarily present as a service vehicle.

No trucks in excess of 3/4 ton size, boats, or recreational vehicles shall be parked, stored or otherwise remain on any Homesite or street, except for (a) service vehicles located thereon on a temporary basis while performing a service for a resident, or (b) vehicles fully enclosed in garages located on the Homesite.

Declaration · Section 2.4 · p.2

Boats

Restricted

Boats are prohibited from being parked or stored on any Homesite or street, unless fully enclosed in a garage or temporarily present as a service vehicle.

No trucks in excess of 3/4 ton size, boats, or recreational vehicles shall be parked, stored or otherwise remain on any Homesite or street, except for (a) service vehicles located thereon on a temporary basis while performing a service for a resident, or (b) vehicles fully enclosed in garages located on the Homesite.

Declaration · Section 2.4 · p.2

Parking

Restricted

No trucks exceeding 3/4 ton, boats, or recreational vehicles may be parked, stored, or remain on any Homesite or street, except for temporary service vehicles or vehicles fully enclosed in garages; inoperable or junk vehicles/equipment are prohibited.

No trucks in excess of 3/4 ton size, boats, or recreational vehicles shall be parked, stored or otherwise remain on any Homesite or street, except for (a) service vehicles located thereon on a temporary basis while performing a service for a resident, or (b) vehicles fully enclosed in garages located on the Homesite. No vehicles incapable of operation shall be stored on any Homesite nor shall any junk vehicles or equipment be kept on any Homesite.

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Fences

Requires approval

No fence of any kind shall be placed on the property without prior written approval from the Developer.

No arbor, trellis, gazebo, pergola (or similar item), awning, fence, barrier, wall or structure of any kind or nature shall be placed on the property without prior written approval of the Developer.

Declaration · Section 4.5 · p.3

Architectural approval

Restricted

Each Homesite must have only one conventionally built Home with a garage, at least 1,050 square feet (excluding non-heated/non-air-conditioned space), a minimum 4/12 roof pitch, eave and gable overhangs, and Developer-approved roofing materials and ceilings; rebuilding or alterations must maintain or exceed original Developer-constructed specifications.

There shall be only one Home on each Homesite. All Homes must have garages and be of at least 1,050 square feet, exclusive of any garage, storage room, screen room or other non-heated and non-air-conditioned space. All Homes must be constructed with at least a 4/12 rise and run roof pitch. Further, if a Home originally constructed by Developer contains a number of square feet or roof pitch greater than the foregoing minimum requirements, then in the case of rebuilding of the Home due to damage or destruction, or in any alteration of the Home, Owners shall ensure that the square footage and roof pitch of the Home, as rebuilt or altered, never falls below those specifications as originally constructed by Developer. Each Home must have eave overhangs and gable overhangs, and all roofing materials shall be approved by the Developer, including the roof over garages, screen porches, utility rooms, etc., and all areas must have ceilings.

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.1

Last verified 2026-07-17

Home business

Restricted

Commercial, professional, or similar activities requiring inventory, equipment, or customer/client visits are prohibited from being conducted in a Home or on a Homesite, as properties are intended for residential use only.

Properties within the Subdivision are intended for residential use and no commercial, professional or similar activity requiring either maintaining an inventory, equipment or customer/client visits may be conducted in a Home or on a Homesite.

Declaration · Section 2.4 · p.2

Signs

Restricted

No signs of any kind may be displayed publicly on a Homesite or dedicated/reserved area without prior written Developer consent, except for customary name and address signs and one 'for sale or rent' sign (max 12x12 inches) located wholly within and visible only through a Home window.

No sign of any kind shall be displayed to public view on a Homesite or any dedicated or reserved area without the prior written consent of the Developer, except customary name and address signs and one sign advertising a property for sale or rent which shall be no larger than twelve (12) inches wide and twelve (12) inches high and which shall be located wholly within the Home and only visible through a window of the Home.

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.3

Last verified 2026-07-17

Setbacks

Not addressed

Exterior & architectural7

Antennas, solar panels, generators & equipment

Restricted

Aerials, satellite reception dishes, and antennas of any kind are prohibited within the Subdivision to the extent allowed by law, and any approved device must have a location previously approved in writing by the Developer.

Aerials, satellite reception dishes, and antennas of any kind are prohibited within the Subdivision to the extent allowed by law. The location of any approved device will be as previously approved by the Developer in writing.

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.3

Last verified 2026-07-17

Conservation, wetlands & environmental

Not allowed

No person may enter any wildlife preserve areas designated in the Development Orders, except as permitted therein.

Except as permitted in the Development Orders entered into in connection with Wildwood Springs Development of Regional Impact, no person may enter into any wildlife preserve set forth within the areas designated as such in those Development Orders.

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.3

Last verified 2026-07-17

Driveways & walkways

Restricted

Each Home and Homesite must include a concrete driveway, and no driveways, walkways, cart paths, or access points are permitted on any road right-of-way, walkway, or cart path unless originally constructed by the Declarant or Developer.

Each Home and Homesite must contain a concrete driveway, and a lamppost must be erected in the front yard of each Homesite. Except as originally constructed by the Declarant, or the Developer, no driveways, walkways, cart paths or access shall be located on or permitted to any road right of way, walkway or cart path.

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Exterior & landscape lighting

Restricted

Exterior lighting must be attached to the Home and shaded to prevent nuisance to others, and no other light poles may be erected.

Except as provided above, exterior lighting must be attached to the Home and shaded so as not to create a nuisance to others. No other light poles may be erected.

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.3

Last verified 2026-07-17

Exterior colors, materials & trim

Restricted

Homesite Owners must contact the Developer or architectural review committee for paint specifications for their homes.

The Homesite Owner must contact the Developer or the architectural review committee for paint specifications.

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Pools, spas & screen enclosures

Allowed

Screen cages over patios and pools are permitted.

Screen cages over patios and pools are allowed.

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Property & structure upkeep

Restricted

Owners must keep their Homesites neat, clean, and the grass cut, irrigated, and edged at all times, including unpaved areas between roadways/walkways and the Homesite, and areas between their lot line and adjacent land use/landscape buffers or wildlife preserve fences; owners must also maintain perimeter security walls, gates, or fences adjoining their Homesite.

Owners shall keep their Homesites neat and clean and the grass cut, irrigated and edged at all times. The Homesite Owner shall have the obligation to mow and maintain the unpaved area between an adjacent roadway or walkway located in the road right of way and the Owner's Homesite. Persons owning Homesites adjacent to a land use or landscape buffer, or a wildlife preserve, shall have the obligation to mow and maintain all areas between their Homesite lot line and the land use or landscape buffer, and between their Homesite lot line and the board fence on the adjoining wildlife preserve, even though they may not own that portion of the land. Additionally, for those Owners of Homesites adjoining perimeter security walls, gates, or fences originally constructed by the Declarant, or the Developer, Owners shall be responsible for maintenance and repairs of the surface and structural integrity (except as set forth in Section 4.5(e) below) of the walls, gates, and fences adjoining the Owners Homesite whether on the Owners Homesite or on an adjacent Homesite, reserved area or dedicated area.

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Landscaping & yard4

Clotheslines / outdoor drying

Not allowed

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

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

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.3

Last verified 2026-07-17

Landscaping & lawn maintenance

Restricted

Owners must regulate their irrigation water service to comply with the provided Irrigation Water Service Schedule, which is determined by FWCA and may change; supplemental irrigation for new landscaping during a 30-day grow-in period is allowed for up to 30 minutes per day in addition to the schedule, but FWCA reserves the right to suspend it.

The Owner of the Homesite shall regulate the irrigation water service to the Homesite and will be responsible for complying with the Irrigation Water Service Schedule. If Owner repeatedly fails to comply with the Irrigation Water Service Schedule, FWCA may enter onto the Homesite, over and upon easements hereby created and reserved in favor of FWCA, and install a control valve to compel Owner's compliance with the Irrigation Water Service Schedule, with all costs related thereto being charged to Owner. Supplemental Irrigation Water Service at a Homesite may not exceed thirty (30) minutes of irrigation water service per day, during the grow-in period, in addition to the Irrigation Water Service Schedule.

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.5

Last verified 2026-07-17

Lawn ornaments & decor

Restricted

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

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

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.3

Last verified 2026-07-17

Mailboxes

Not allowed

Individual mailboxes are not permitted on Homesites; mailboxes are provided by the U.S. Postal Service and housed by the Developer for a one-time charge.

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 the Developer at a one-time charge of $190.00 per box, payable at the time of the initial sale of the Homesite from Developer to Owner.

Declaration · 4.4 Mailboxes. · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

Use & conduct4

Insurance & rebuilding after damage

Restricted

If a residence is damaged or destroyed, the Owner must rebuild, repair, or reconstruct it to its prior appearance and condition within two months of damage and complete the work within eight months, unless prevented by governmental authority, subject to existing restrictions.

If all or any portion of a residence is damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty, it shall be the duty of the 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 within eight (8) months after the damage occurs, unless prevented by governmental authority. Such reconstruction is subject to the provisions of these restrictions.

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.4

Last verified 2026-07-17

Noise, nuisance & conduct

Restricted

Owners must use their property in a manner that allows neighbors to enjoy their property, with radios, record players, television, voices, and other sounds kept at a moderate level from 10:00 PM to one hour before daylight.

Each Owner 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 PM to one (1) hour before daylight.

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.3

Last verified 2026-07-17

Solicitation & yard sales

Restricted

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

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

Declaration · SECTION 2. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS: · p.3

Last verified 2026-07-17

Trash & recycling

Restricted

Garbage and trash service is provided by a City of Wildwood Franchised Hauler, with charges paid separately by each Owner; no rubbish, trash, garbage, or other waste material may be kept on any Homesite or dedicated/reserved areas except in sanitary containers concealed from public view before collection; once curbside, all garbage must be in Developer-prescribed plastic bags and placed no earlier than the day before scheduled pick-up.

To maintain the Subdivision in a clean and sanitary condition and to minimize heavy commercial traffic within the Subdivision, garbage and trash service shall be provided by a City of Wildwood Franchised Hauler designated by the Developer, and the charges therefore shall be paid separately by each Owner. Prior to being placed curbside for collection, no rubbish, trash, garbage, or other waste material shall be kept or permitted on any Homesite or on dedicated or reserved areas except in sanitary containers located in appropriate areas concealed from public view. Once placed curbside for collection, all garbage shall be contained in plastic bags prescribed by the Developer and placed curbside no earlier than the day before scheduled pick-up.

Declaration · 4.3 Solid Waste Disposal · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17