Villages of Sumter De La Mesa Unit 686

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The community is designed for persons 55 years or older, requiring at least one occupant per home to be 55 or older, and prohibiting permanent residency for anyone under 19, with temporary visits limited to 30 days per calendar year, and hardship exceptions for those between 19 and 55 at the Declarant's discretion, provided 80% adult occupancy is maintained.

“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.30

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not addressed

The document does not contain any provisions or restrictions regarding the rental of properties.

Not addressed

The document does not contain any provisions or restrictions specifically addressing short-term rentals.

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Only birds, fish, small dogs, and cats under 40 pounds are permitted, with a maximum of two pets per lot; owners are responsible for damage, immediate waste removal, and keeping pets on a leash.

“Birds, fish, small dogs and cats under 40 pounds 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.21

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Vehicles must be parked wholly within the driveway, garage, or other non-visitor parking spaces; trucks over 3/4 ton, campers, boats (unless in garage with door closed), trailers, aircraft, or any non-private non-commercial vehicles are prohibited from parking spaces.

“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 IX. PARKING RESTRICTIONS · p.26

Last verified 2026-07-17

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No fences, hedges, walls, or other dividing instrumentalities may be constructed or maintained, except for fences built by the Declarant according to existing architectural plans, and all fence walls must match the original color, paint type, and specifications or an approved replacement.

“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. All fence walls must be of the same color, paint type and specifications as originally completed by the Declarant. If such paint type color or specification is no longer available, the Declarant or its designee, shall specify the replacement color, type or specification as closely matching the original paint as reasonably possible.”

Declaration · Section 8 · p.22

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Owners must obtain prior written approval from the architectural committee for any structural alteration, exterior repair, or addition to their residence that would substantially alter its exterior appearance, with approval granted only if the proposed work benefits and enhances the subdivision consistent with its development plan.

“No owner, other than Declarant or its designee, shall make any structural alteration, or shall undertake any exterior 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 by the architectural committee appointed by the Association. The architectural committee shall grant its approval only in the event the proposed work will benefit and enhance the entire subdivision in a manner generally consistent with the plan of development thereof.”

Declaration · Section 1 · p.26

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 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.21

Last verified 2026-07-17

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No signs of any kind may be displayed without prior written consent, except for customary name and address signs and professional signs advertising a property for sale or rent.

“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 or the association, except customary name and address signs. Professional signs advertising a property for sale or rent shall be permitted.”

Declaration · Section 4 · p.21

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not addressed

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The painting of sidewalks or driveways is prohibited, except for clear sealants approved by the Declarant or its designee.

“The painting of sidewalks or driveways is prohibited except that clear sealants of a type approved by the Declarant or its designee are permitted.”

Declaration · Section 9 · p.22

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Lot owners must maintain electric power to their front yard pole light at all times for operation during low light conditions.

“Each lot is designed to have a front yard pole light which is activated by a light sensing meter. Lot owners shall maintain electric power to such light at all times so that the system can operate during all times of low level light.”

Declaration · Section 17 · p.23

Last verified 2026-07-17

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All residences must be repainted the same color, paint type, and specifications as originally constructed by the Declarant, with the Association contacting the Declarant or its designee for specifications, or for replacement specifications if the original is unavailable.

“All residences must be repainted the same color, paint type and specifications as originally constructed by the Declarant. The Association must contact the Declarant or its designee for paint specifications prior to any painting. If such paint type color or specification is no longer available, the Declarant or its designee, shall specify the replacement color,”

Declaration · Section 5 · 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 11 · p.22

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Landscaping is restricted to the original plan and Association-planted replacements; all other plantings or changes require prior written Association approval, and no plants may be placed within the road right-of-way.

“Landscaping of each lot is restricted to the original landscape plan developed by the Declarant together with replacements thereto planted by the Association. All other plantings and other changes to any portion of the original landscape plan must have prior written approval of the Association. 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.22

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Mailboxes are provided by the U.S. Postal Service but must be housed by the Declarant for a one-time lifetime charge of $100.00 per box, which is re-charged upon lot transfer and constitutes a lien until paid.

“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. Payment of this fee shall be a condition collectible in the same manner as the maintenance fee and shall constitute a lien against the lot until it is paid. The mailbox fee may be increased in the same percentages and manner as increases in the Orange Blossom Gardens Assessment.”

Declaration · Section 16 · p.23

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 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 common area, except for emergency repairs, and then only to the extent necessary to enable movement thereat to a proper repair facility.”

Declaration · ARTICLE IX. PARKING RESTRICTIONS · p.26

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Owners are prohibited from doing or keeping anything on their lot or common area that would increase insurance rates without prior written consent, cancel insurance, or violate any law.

“Nothing shall be done or kept on a lot or on the common area which would increase the rate of insurance relating thereto without the prior written consent of the Declarant or the association, and no owner shall permit anything to be done or kept on his lot 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.21

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, 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.23

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.23

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Rubbish, trash, garbage, or other waste 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 the Association.

“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 Association 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 7 · p.21

Last verified 2026-07-17