Villages of Sumter Beauclair Villas Unit 956

Restricted

The community is an adult community for persons 55 years or older, requiring at least one permanent resident per home to be 55+, with exceptions for those 19-55 under hardship, provided 80% adult occupancy is maintained, and temporary visits for those under 19 are limited to 30 days per calendar year.

“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 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.5

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Owners are permitted to have a maximum of two pets per homesite, specifically birds, fish, dogs, and cats, but are responsible for their pet's damage and waste, and must keep them 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 any dedicated or reserved 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. No other animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred, or kept on any Homesite or on any dedicated or reserved area.”

Declaration · Section 6 · p.5

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Trailers, which include recreational vehicles, are prohibited from being erected on any Homesite, except temporarily for construction purposes.

“No outbuilding, tent, shack, garage, trailer, shed, utility building or temporary building of any kind shall be erected, except temporarily only for construction purposes.”

Declaration · Section 8 · p.5

Not addressed

The document does not contain any specific restrictions or allowances regarding boats or vessels.

Restricted

Temporary parking areas depicted on the plat are reserved for the use of owners' invitees and guests, not for the owners themselves.

“Temporary parking depicted on the plat of the Subdivision is not for Owner's use but is for the use of Owner's invitees and guests.”

Declaration · Section 21 · p.7

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Owners are prohibited from constructing or maintaining any fence, hedge, or wall on their Homesite, with the exception that the Declarant may construct fences according to existing architectural plans.

“No fence, hedge, wall, or other dividing instrumentality shall be constructed or maintained on any Homesite, except that Declarant and the transferees of Declarant may construct fences in accordance with existing architectural plans.”

Declaration · Section 7 · p.5

Requires approval

Any structural alteration, exterior repainting or repair, or addition to a residence that substantially alters its exterior appearance requires prior written approval of plans and specifications from the Declarant or an architectural review committee, which will grant approval if the work benefits and enhances the Subdivision and complies with surface water management plans.

“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 Declarant or an architectural review committee appointed by the Declarant.”

Declaration · Section 8. · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

No business of any kind is permitted to 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 · Section 2 · p.5

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No signs of any kind are permitted without prior written consent from the Declarant, except for customary name and address signs and one 'for sale or rent' sign no larger than 12x12 inches, visible only through a 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 Declarant, 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 residence and only visible through a window of the residence.”

Declaration · Section 4. · p.5

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not addressed

Not allowed

No aerials, satellite reception dishes, or antennas of any kind are permitted within the Subdivision, except as specifically allowed by law, and any improved device must have prior written approval from the Declarant for its location.

“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 10. · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Owners must ensure construction complies with surface water management plans and may not construct or maintain any building, residence, or structure, or perform any activity in wetlands, buffer areas, and upland conservation areas without prior approval from the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD).

“Each Owner shall ensure that any construction on the Homesic complies with the construction plans for the surface water management system pursuant to Chapter 40D-4, F.A.C., approved and on file with the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). 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 pri or approval is received from the SWFWMD pursuant to Chapter 40D-4, F.A.C.”

Declaration · Section 18. · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Clear (non-colored) concrete and driveway coatings are permitted, but no colored coating is allowed without prior written consent from Declarant, its designee, or an architectural review committee.

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

Declaration · Section 8. · p.5

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Each Owner must repair their residence to a condition comparable to its initial construction, excepting normal wear and tear, and is responsible for maintaining their Homesite (not subject to side yard or driveway easements), side yard easement area, driveway easement area, driveway, and the unpaved area between an adjacent roadway or walkway in a mowed, edged, neat, and clean manner.

“Subject to these restrictions, each Owner shall, at his sole cost and expense, repair his residence, other than as otherwise provided for hercin, keeping the same in condition comparable to the condition of such residence at the time of its initial construction, excepting, only normal wear ard tear. 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 arca, driveway easement area and driveway, whethe on his Homesite or on an adjacent Homesite, reserved area, or dedicated area. (iii) the unpaved arca between an adjacent roadway or walk way located in the roid right of way and the Owner's Homesite.”

Declaration · (a) · p.8

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 10. · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Owners must regulate their irrigation water service according to the Irrigation Water Service Schedule provided by SWCA and are responsible for compliance, with SWCA reserving the right to install a control valve for repeated non-compliance at the Owner's cost; 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 SWCA may suspend this service.

“The Owner of the Homesite shall regulate the irrigation water service to the Homesite and will be resonsi ble for complying with the Irrigation Water Service Schedule. If Owner repeatedly fails to comply with the Irrigation Wa ater Service Schedule, SWCA may enter onto the Homesite, over and upon easements hereby reserved in favor o SWCCA, and install a control valve to compel Owner's compliance with the Irrigation Water Service Schedule, withall coosts related thereto being charged to Owner. If new landscaping is installed on a Homesite, the Ownernay alloiv additional irrigation water servce at the Homesite to supplement the Irrigation Water Service Schedule ("Supplemental Irrigation Water Service"), Gring, the grow-in period, which is typically thirty (30) days. 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 10. · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

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

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

Declaration · Section 4. · p.5

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

Individual mailboxes are not permitted on Homesites, as mailboxes are provided by the U.S. Postal Service and housed by the Declarant 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 Declarant at a one time charge of $190.00 per box, payable at the time of the initial sale of the Homesite from Declarant to Owner.”

Declaration · Section 16. · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Repair or restoration of motor vehicles, boats, trailers, aircraft, or other vehicles is prohibited on any portion of a Homesite or dedicated areas, except for emergency repairs to enable movement 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 dedicated or reserved areas, except for emergency repairs, and then only to the extent necessary to enable movement thereof to a proper repair facility.”

Declaration · ARTICLE IX. PARKING RESTRICTIONS · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

Nothing shall be altered in, constructed on, or removed from any dedicated or reserved areas except with the written consent of the Declarant, after the original development by the Declarant, and landscaping maintenance in these areas is the duty of the District.

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

Declaration · Section 9. · p.5

Last verified 2026-07-17

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 six months, unless prevented by governmental authority, subject to these restrictions.

“If all or any portion of a residence is damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty, it shall be the duy of the Owner thereof, with all due diligence, to rebuild repair, or reconstruct such residence and walls in a manner wlich v vill 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 six (6) months after thedama age occurs, unless prevented by governmental authority. Such reconstruction is subject to the provisions of these restictions.”

Declaration · Section 5. · p.8

Last verified 2026-07-17

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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 p.m. to one hour before daylight, excluding Declarant's construction noises.

“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.6

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.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Rubbish, trash, garbage, or other waste material must be kept in sanitary containers concealed from public view until placed curbside for collection, which must be in Declarant-prescribed plastic bags, fully closed and sealed, no earlier than the day before scheduled pick-up, or in a dumpster if required by Declarant; owners must use the provided garbage and trash service and may be required to participate in a curbside recycling program.

“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 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 11. · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17