Villages of Sumter Edgefield Unit 662

Restricted

The community is for persons 55 years or older, requiring at least one permanent resident per home to be 55+, with no permanent residents under 19, and temporary visits for those under 19 limited to 30 days per calendar year, subject to hardship exceptions by the Declarant.

“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 ocoupled 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.4

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Birds, fish, dogs, and cats are permitted, with a maximum of two pets per Homesite; 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, 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 pot 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 aroa.”

Declaration · Section 6 · p.5

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Owners may only park, store, or keep vehicles wholly within their driveway or garage; no trucks over 3/4 ton, campers, boats, trailers, aircraft, or commercial vehicles are allowed in parking spaces, though a boat may be kept in a closed garage, and no vehicles may be parked or stored on any Homesite or common areas except for emergency repairs.

“No Owner of a Homesite 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. No Owner of a Homesite shall park or store 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 · p.8

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

No fences, hedges, walls, or other dividing instrumentalities may be constructed or maintained, except for those originally built by the Declarant, and no plants may be placed within the road right-of-way to maintain visibility.

“No fence, hedge, wall, or other dividing instrumentality shall be constructed or maintained on any Homesite, 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 7 · p.5

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Owners must obtain prior written approval from the Declarant or an architectural review committee for any structural alteration, exterior repainting or repair, or addition to their residence that would substantially alter its exterior appearance.

“No Owner, other than Doolarant or its transforces, ahall 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 speolfications therefor by the Declarant or an architectural review committee appointed by the Doolarant”

Declaration · Section 8 · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

No business of any kind is permitted 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 excoption of the business of Declarant and the transferees of Deolarant in developing and selling all of the Homesites as provided herein.”

Declaration · Section 2 · p.5

Last verified 2026-07-17

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No signs are allowed 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 Doolarant, except customary name and address signa 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

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Restricted

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

“No aerials, satellite reception dishes, or antennas of any kind nor window air-conditioners or irrigation wells are permitted within the Subdivision, excopt 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.5

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Owners must ensure construction complies with surface water management plans and may not construct or perform activities in wetlands, mitigation areas, buffer areas, or upland conservation areas without prior written approval from SWFWMD.

“Each Owner shall ensure that any construction on the Homesite 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 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 SWFWMD pursuant to Chapter 40D-4.”

Declaration · Section 18 · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

Except as originally constructed by the Declarant, no driveways, walkways, cartpaths, or access shall be located or permitted on any road right-of-way, walkway, or cartpath.

“Except as originally constructed by the Declarant, no driveways, walkways, cartpaths or access shall be located on or permitted on any road right-of-way, walkway or cartpath.”

Declaration · Section 7 · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

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

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

Declaration · Section 2 · 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 olothes or clotheslines or placing of clothes poles is prohibited to the extent allowed by law.”

Declaration · Section 10 · p.5

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

New landscaping may receive supplemental irrigation for up to 30 minutes per day during the grow-in period, in addition to the regular schedule, but VWCA reserves the right to suspend this service.

“If new landscaping is installed on a Homesite, the Owner may allow additional irrigation water service at the Homesite to supplement the Irrigation Water Service Schedule ("Supplemental Irrigation Water Service") during 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. VWCA reserves the right to suspend Supplemental Irrigation Water Service for any reason.”

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-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; mailboxes are provided by the U.S. Postal Service, with a one-time lifetime charge to the Owner for box leases, which is reassessed upon transfer of title.

“Individual mailboxes may not be located upon a Homesite. Mailboxes are provided by the U.S. Postal Service at no cost to Owner, however, box leases shall be honored by Declarant at a one time lifetime charge to Owner of $100.00 per box. If title to a Homesite is transferred, a new charge shall be made to the new Owner at the then prevailing mailbox fee being charged to new Owners of Homesites in the subdivision as of the date of the VILLAGES OF SUMTER, INC. and on file for public inspection.”

Declaration · Section 15 · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Nothing may be altered, constructed, or removed from any dedicated or reserved areas after their original development by the Declarant, except with the Declarant's written consent.

“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 Declarent.”

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 it 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 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. Such reconstruction is subject to the provisions of these Restrictions.”

Declaration · Section 5 · p.8

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

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, with an exception for Declarant's construction noises.

“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 13 · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Rubbish, trash, garbage, or other waste material must be kept in sanitary containers concealed from public view until placed curbside for collection, no earlier than the day before scheduled pick-up, in plastic bags prescribed by Declarant, and owners must participate in a curbside recycling program if instituted.

“Prior to being placed curbalde 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 pubile 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 outside. In either event, all garbage must be contained to fully closed and sealed plastic bags prescribed by the Declarant. Declarant reserves the right to require all Owner's to participate in a curbside recycling program if and when one is instituted.”

Declaration · Section 11 · p.5

Last verified 2026-07-17