Villages of Sumter Sharon Villas Unit 953

Restricted

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

“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 nay 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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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; 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 byany 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

Last verified 2026-07-17

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

“No Owner of a Homesite shall park, store, or keep any vehicle except wholly within his driveway, garage or other non-visitor parking spaces. No truck in excess of3/4 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 · Section 21. · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Owners are responsible for maintaining, cleaning, and repairing the structural integrity of all fences and walls, including those on adjacent homesites or common areas, with specific cleaning and painting requirements for certain perimeter homesites, and all gates, walls, and fences must be of a uniform color and paint type, requiring contact with the Declarant or District for specifications.

“Owners shall be responsible for maintenance and repair of the structural integrity of all walls and fences serving the Owners' Homesites whether on the Owner's Homesite or on an adjacent Homesite, reserved area, or dedicated area. Where a wall or fence serves more than one Homesite, the cost of maintaining and repairing the structural integrity of the wall or fence shall be shared among the respective Owners served by such wall. 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 7. · p.9

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 that substantially alters the residence's exterior appearance, with approval granted only if the work benefits and enhances the Subdivision and complies with surface water management plans.

“No Owner, other than Declarant or its transferees, shall inake any structural alteration, or shall undertake any exterior repainting or repair of, or addition to his residence, which would substantially alter the exterior appearancethereof, without the prior written approval of the plans and specifications there for by the Declarant or an architectural review committee appointed by the Declarant. The Declarant or au architectural review committee designated by the Declarant shall grant its approval only in the event the proposed work (a) will benefit and enhance the entire Subdivision in a marmer generally consistent with the plan of development thereof and (b) complies with the construction plans for the surface water management system pursuant to Chapter 40 D-4, F.A.C., approved and on file with the Southwest Florida Water Management District.”

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, with the exception of the Declarant's development and sales activities.

“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

Last verified 2026-07-17

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No signs of any kind may be displayed 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

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No aerials, satellite reception dishes, or antennas of any kind are permitted within the Subdivision, except as specifically allowed by law, and any approved device's location must be pre-approved in writing by the Declarant.

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

Not allowed

No unauthorized person may enter onto any designated wildlife preserve within the Subdivision.

“No unauthorized person may enter onto any wildlife preserve set forth within the areas designated as such in the Development Order entered into in connection with the Villages of Sumter, a Development of Regional Impact, or as it may be amended from time to time.”

Declaration · Section 18. · p.7

Last verified 2026-07-17

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No ingress or egress to or from any Homesite is permitted except via driveways and sidewalks originally constructed by Declarant, and no driveways, walkways, cartpaths, or access points may be located on any road right-of-way, walkway, or cartpath other than as originally constructed by the Declarant.

“No ingress or egress to or from any Homesite is permitted except pursuant to such driveways and sidewalks as originally constructed by Declarant. 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.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

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All fences and walls must be of a uniform color and type of paint, and owners intending to paint must contact the Declarant or the District for paint specifications.

“All Fences and Walls must be of a uniform color and type of paint. Owners intending to paint their fence walls must contact the Declarant or the District for paint specifications.”

Declaration · Section 1. · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Each Homesite Owner is responsible for maintaining in a mowed, edged, neat, and clean manner: the portion of their Homesite not subject to side yard or driveway easements, their side yard easement area, driveway easement area, and driveway (whether on their Homesite or an adjacent one), the unpaved area between an adjacent roadway/walkway and their Homesite, and perpetually maintaining vegetation on Special Easements for Landscaping consistent with good horticultural practice, ensuring compliance with Sumter County Subdivision regulations for Landscaped Buffer areas.

“Each Homesite Owner shall be responsible for maintaining in a mowed, edged, neat and clean manner: (1) that portion of his Homesite not subject to side yard or driveway easements. (ii) his side yard easement area, driveway easement area and driveway, whether on his Homesite or on an adjacent Homesite, reserved area, or dedicated area. (iii) the unpaved area between an adjacent roadway or walkway located in the road right of way and the Owner's Homesite. (iv) Owners of Homesites 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 Homesite 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 · Section 1. · 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

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

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Owners must regulate their irrigation water service to comply with the Irrigation Water Service Schedule provided by SWCA, which may be altered by SWCA; supplemental irrigation for new landscaping during a grow-in period is allowed for up to 30 minutes per day in addition to the schedule, but SWCA reserves the right to suspend this supplemental service.

“The Owner of the Homesite shall regulate the irrigation water service to the Homesite and will be responsible for complying with the Irrigation Water Service Schedule. If Owner repeatedly fails to comply with the Irrigation Water Service Schedule, SWCA may enter onto the Homesite, over and upon easements hereby reserved in favor of SWCA, and install a control valve to compel Owner's compliance with the lirigation Water Service Schedule, with all costs related thereto being charged to Owner. 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. SWCA reserves the right to suspend Supplemental Irrigation Water Service at Homesites.”

Declaration · Section 7. · p.8

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

Individual mailboxes are not permitted on Homesites; 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 hoxes 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. Owoer.”

Declaration · Section 16. · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

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

Declaration · ARTICLE IX. PARKING RESTRICTIONS · p.9

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 existing restrictions.

“If all or any portion of a residence is dainaged 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 and walls in a manner which will substantially restore it to its appearance and condition imunediately 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 governmentalauthority, Suchreconstruction is subject to the provisions of these restrictions.”

Declaration · Section 5. · p.9

Last verified 2026-07-17

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Noxious or offensive activities are prohibited, and 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.

“No noxious or offensive activity shall be carried on in or on any Homesite with the exception of the business of Declarant and the transferees of Declarant in developing all of the Homesites as provided herein. 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.”

Declaration · Section 3. · p.5

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; once curbside, garbage must be in Declarant-prescribed plastic bags, placed no earlier than the day before pickup, or in a dumpster if required by Declarant, and all garbage must be in fully closed and sealed plastic bags; owners must use the provided garbage and trash service and participate in a curbside recycling program if instituted.

“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 inust be contained in fully closed and sealed plastic bags prescribed by the Declarant. North Sumter County Utility Dependent District 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.6

Last verified 2026-07-17