Villages of Sumter Berea Unit 608

Restricted

The community is for persons 55 years or older, requiring at least one permanent resident per home to be 55+, with temporary visits for those under 19 limited to 30 days per calendar year, and hardship exceptions for residents between 19 and 55 possible under specific conditions.

“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.8

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not addressed

The document does not contain any provisions regarding rentals.

Not addressed

The document does not contain any provisions regarding short-term rentals.

Restricted

Birds, fish, small dogs, and cats are permitted, with a maximum of two pets per lot; owners are responsible for pet damage, immediate waste removal, and keeping pets on a leash, while other animals, livestock, or poultry are prohibited.

“Birds, fish, small dogs and cats shall be permitted, with a maximum of two (2) pets per Lot. 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. No other animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred, or kept on any Lot or on the Common Area.”

Declaration · Section 6. · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not addressed

Not addressed

Restricted

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

“No Owner of a Lot shall park, store, or keep any vehicle except wholly within his driveway, garage or other non-visitor parking spaces. 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. · p.12

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

No fences, hedges, walls, or other dividing instrumentalities may be constructed or maintained, except for fences built by the Declarant or its transferees according to existing architectural plans, and no plants may be placed within the road right-of-way.

“No fence, hedge, wall, or other dividing instrumentality shall be constructed or maintained on any Lot, except that Declarant and the transferees of Declarant may construct fences in accordance with existing architectural plans. In order to maintain a visible roadway, no bush, shrub, tree, or other similar plant may be placed within the road right-of-way.”

Declaration · Section 8. · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Certain types of outbuildings and temporary structures are prohibited, and colored concrete or driveway coatings require prior written consent from the Declarant or an architectural review committee.

“No outbuilding, tent, shack, garage, trailer, shed, utility building or temporary building of any kind shall be erected, except temporarily only for construction purposes. Clear (non-colored) concrete and driveway coatings are permitted. No colored coatings are permitted without the prior written consent of Declarant, its designee, or an architectural review committee appointed by Declarant or Declarant's designee.”

Declaration · Section 9 · p.1

Not allowed

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

“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 Lots as provided herein.”

Declaration · Section 2 · p.8

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

No signs of any kind may be displayed 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 Lot 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.8

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not addressed

The document describes side yard easements relative to building walls and lot lines but does not establish general setback requirements for structures.

Not allowed

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

“No aerials, satellite reception dishes, or antennas of any kind, or window air-conditioners are permitted within the Subdivision, except as specifically allowed by law.”

Declaration · Section 11. · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

No unauthorized person may enter any designated wildlife preserve, and no owner may 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 District.

“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 Tri-County Villages Development of Regional Impact Development Order, 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 40D-4, F.A.C.”

Declaration · Section 18. · p.10

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 of Declarant, its designee, or an architectural review committee appointed by Declarant or Declarant's designee.”

Declaration · Section 9 · p.1

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Owners are responsible for painting and keeping clean all fence walls, and all gates, walls, and fences must be of a uniform color and type of paint, requiring owners to contact the Declarant or District for paint specifications before painting.

“Subject to Article IX each Owner shall paint and keep clean all fence walls. All gates, walls and fences must be of a uniform color and type of paint. Owners intending to paint must contact the Declarant or the District for paint specifications.”

Declaration · Section 1. (b) · p.11

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Each owner must repair their residence, keeping it in a condition comparable to its initial construction, excepting normal wear and tear, and is responsible for maintaining and repairing the structural integrity of all walls and fences serving their lot, sharing costs for walls serving multiple lots.

“Subject to Article IX, 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. Owners shall be responsible for maintenance and repair of the structural integrity of all walls and fences serving the Owners' Lots whether on the Owner's Lot or on an adjacent Lot, Cominon Area or dedicated area. Where a wall serves more than one Lot, the cost of maintaining and repairing the structural integrity of the wall shall be shared among the respective Owners served by such wall.”

Declaration · Section 1. (a) · p.11

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.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Each owner is responsible for maintaining their residence, side yard easement area, driveway easement area, driveway, and the unpaved area between an adjacent roadway or parking area and their lot lines in a mowed, edged, neat, and clean manner, and owners of lots with Special Easements for Landscaping must perpetually maintain the vegetation consistent with good horticultural practice and Sumter County Subdivision regulations.

“Each Lot Owner shall be responsible for maintaining in a mowed, edged, neat and clean manner: (i) that portion of his Lot not subject to side yard or driveway easements, (ii) his side yard easement area, driveway easement area and driveway, whether on his Lot or on an adjacent Lot, Common Area or dedicated area, and (iii) the unpaved area between an adjacent roadway or parking area and the Owner's Lot Lot lines. (iv) Owners of Lots subject to a Special Easement for Landscaping, as shown 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 Lot 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 Sumter County Subdivision regulations requiring Landscaped Buffer areas.”

Declaration · (iv) · p.11

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Mailboxes are provided by the U.S. Postal Service but must be housed by Declarant, with a one-time lifetime charge to the owner of $100.00 per box, which is re-charged upon title transfer.

“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 Lot is transferred, a new charge shall be made to the new Owner.”

Declaration · Section 16. · p.10

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

Owners are prohibited from repairing or restoring any motor vehicle, boat, trailer, aircraft, or other vehicle on any portion of any lot or common area, except for emergency repairs necessary to move the vehicle to a proper repair facility.

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

Declaration · ARTICLE VIII. · p.12

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 it within six months, unless prevented by governmental authority, subject to architectural control.

“If all or any portion of a residence is damaged or destroyed by fire or other casuulty, 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 six (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.11

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.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

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The Declarant reserves the right to prohibit or control all peddling, soliciting, selling, and delivery 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.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

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

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

Declaration · Section 7. · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17