Villages of Sumter Unit 112

Not addressed

All construction, erection, placement, or alteration of buildings or structures, and any reconstruction, additions, alterations, or modifications to a Home, require prior written approval from the Developer or an architectural review committee.

Restricted

Boats are prohibited from being parked, stored, or remaining on any Homesite or street, unless fully enclosed in a garage or temporarily present as a service vehicle.

“No trucks in excess of 3/4 ton size, boats, or recreational vehicles shall be parked, stored or otherwise remain on any Homesite or street, except for (a) service vehicles located thereon on a temporary basis while performing a service for a resident or (b) vehicles fully enclosed in garages located on the Homesite.”

Declaration · p.2

Not allowed

Commercial, professional, or similar activities requiring inventory, equipment, or customer/client visits are prohibited from being conducted in a Home or on a Homesite, as properties are intended for residential use only.

“Properties within the Subdivision are intended for residential use and no commercial, professional or similar activity requiring either maintaining an inventory, equipment or customer/client visits may be conducted in a Home or on a Homesite.”

Declaration · p.2

Requires approval

No fence or similar structure of any kind shall be placed on the property without prior written approval from the Developer.

“No arbor, trellis, gazebo, pergola (or similar item), awning, fence, barrier, wall or structure of any kind or nature shall be placed on the property without prior written approval of the Developer.”

Declaration · p.2

Restricted

The community is for persons 55 years or older, requiring at least one resident per Home to be 55 or older, and prohibiting permanent residency for anyone under 19, with limited temporary visits allowed.

“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 · p.3

Restricted

Parking of trucks exceeding 3/4 ton, boats, recreational vehicles, non-operational vehicles, or junk vehicles/equipment is prohibited on homesites or streets, unless service vehicles are temporarily present or vehicles are fully enclosed in garages.

“No trucks in excess of 3/4 ton size, boats, or recreational vehicles shall be parked, stored or otherwise remain on any Homesite or street, except for (a) service vehicles located thereon on a temporary basis while performing a service for a resident or (b) vehicles fully enclosed in garages located on the Homesite. No vehicles incapable of operation shall be stored on any Homesite nor shall any junk vehicles or equipment be kept on any Homesite.”

Declaration · p.2

Restricted

Owners are permitted to have birds, fish, dogs, and cats, with a maximum of two pets per homesite, and are responsible for their pets' waste and keeping them on a leash; 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 dedicated or reserved areas 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 Homesite or on dedicated or reserved areas.”

Declaration · p.3

Not addressed

Properties may be advertised for rent with a specific sign size and placement, and all occupants, including renters, must comply with the adult community's age restrictions, requiring at least one resident to be 55 years or older.

Restricted

Recreational vehicles are prohibited from being parked, stored, or remaining on any Homesite or street, unless fully enclosed in a garage or temporarily present as a service vehicle.

“No trucks in excess of 3/4 ton size, boats, or recreational vehicles shall be parked, stored or otherwise remain on any Homesite or street, except for (a) service vehicles located thereon on a temporary basis while performing a service for a resident or (b) vehicles fully enclosed in garages located on the Homesite.”

Declaration · p.2

Not addressed

Easements for utilities and walls are reserved along Homesite lines, specifically seven and a half feet at the rear, ten feet at the front, and five feet along the sides, within which no building or improvements are permitted without Developer approval.

Restricted

While not explicitly defining short-term rentals, the document restricts persons under nineteen years of age from temporarily residing for more than thirty days in total per calendar year, which could impact short-term rental guests.

“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 · p.3

Restricted

Signs are generally prohibited unless they are customary name and address signs or a small 'for sale/rent' sign placed inside a window, all requiring Developer consent.

“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 Developer, 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 Home and only visible through a window of the Home.”

Declaration · p.2