Villages of Sumter De La Vista West Unit 695

Restricted

The community is designed for persons 55 years or older, requiring at least one occupant per home to be 55 or older, with no permanent residents under 19 years of age, though temporary visits for those under 19 are allowed for up to 30 days per calendar year. Hardship exceptions for residents between 19 and 55 may be granted by the Declarant, provided the community maintains at least 80% occupancy by persons 55 or older.

“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 · USE RESTRICTIONS · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not addressed

Professional signs advertising a property for rent are permitted, and the Declarant's work includes the sale, rental, or other disposition of residential units, implying that rentals by owners are allowed, subject to the community's age restrictions.

Not addressed

Restricted

Birds, fish, small dogs, and cats under 40 pounds are permitted, with a maximum of two pets per lot, and owners are responsible for their pets' waste and keeping them 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.13

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Restricted

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

“No owner of a lot 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. · p.18

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

No fence, hedge, wall, or other dividing instrumentality may be constructed or maintained on any lot, except for original Declarant-constructed fencing, and no bush, shrub, tree, or similar plant 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 for any fencing originally constructed by the Declarant. 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.13

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Owners must obtain prior written approval from the Architectural Control Committee for plans and specifications before making any structural alteration, exterior repainting or repair, or addition that would substantially alter the residence's exterior appearance, with approval granted only if the work benefits and enhances the subdivision consistent with its development plan.

“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. 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 9. · p.18

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

No business of any kind may be conducted on any residence, with the exception of 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.12

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

No sign of any kind may be displayed to public view without prior written consent from the Declarant, 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, except customary name and address signs. Professional signs advertising a property for sale or rent shall be permitted.”

Declaration · Section 4. · p.13

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not addressed

Not allowed

No aerials, satellite reception dishes, or antennas of any kind are permitted within the subdivision.

“No aerials, satellite reception dishes, or antennas of any kind or window air-conditioners are permitted within the subdivision”

Declaration · Section 11. · p.14

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Owners must comply with surface water management system construction plans and may not construct, maintain, or perform any activity in wetlands, mitigation areas, buffer areas, and upland conservation areas without prior written approval from the SFWMD.

“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 SFWMD pursuant to Chapter 40D-4.”

Declaration · Section 18. · p.16

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Owners are responsible for maintaining their driveways and must obtain prior written approval from the Architectural Control Committee for paint specifications and design before painting, staining, or sealing any driveway or sidewalk.

“Each lot owner shall be responsible for maintaining his driveway. Before painting, staining, or sealing any driveway or sidewalk, Owner must receive the prior written approval of the Architectural Control Committee as to paint specifications and design.”

Declaration · Section 1 · p.17

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Owners must contact the Declarant or the Architectural Control Committee for paint specifications before undertaking any exterior repainting.

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

Declaration · Section 2 · p.17

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.14

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Owners must keep their lot neat and clean, with grass cut and edged, and maintain the unpaved area between the roadway and their front and side lot lines, with specific lots also responsible for landscaped areas adjacent to temporary parking.

“Each owner shall keep his lot 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 lot lines. The Owners of Lots 64, 120, 121, 151, and 141 shall also maintain the landscaped area lying between the Owners Lot line and the adjacent temporary parking area.”

Declaration · Section 3 · p.17

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Mailboxes, provided by the U.S. Postal Service, must be housed by the Declarant for a one-time lifetime charge of $100.00 per box, which is re-charged upon title 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.”

Declaration · Section 16. · p.14

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Repair or restoration of motor vehicles, boats, trailers, aircraft, or other vehicles is prohibited on 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 common 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.18

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Nothing may be altered in, constructed on, or removed from the common area without the Declarant's written consent, 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.13

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, and 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 duty of the owner thereof, with all due diligence, to rebuild, repair, or reconstruct such residence 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.”

Declaration · Section 5. · p.17

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Owners must use their property to allow neighbors to enjoy theirs, 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.14

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

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.14

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

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 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. In either event, all garbage must be contained in fully closed and sealed plastic bags prescribed by the Declarant.”

Declaration · Section 7. · p.13

Last verified 2026-07-17