Villages of Sumter Unit 171

Restricted

The Subdivision is an adult community for persons 55 years or older, requiring at least one occupant per home to be 55 or older. No person under 19 may be a permanent resident, though temporary visits not exceeding 30 days per calendar year are allowed. Hardship exceptions for residents between 19 and 55 may be granted by the Developer, provided at least 80% of homesites maintain one resident 55 or older.

“The Subdivision is an adult community designed to provide housing for persons 55 years of 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. The Developer or its designee in its sole discretion shall have the right to establish hardship exceptions to permit individuals between the ages of nineteen (19) and fifty-five (55) to permanently reside in a Home even though there is not a permanent resident in the Home who is fifty-five (55) years of age or over, providing that said exceptions shall not be permitted in situations where the granting of a hardship exception would result in less than 80% of the Homesites in the Subdivision having less than one resident fifty-five (55) years of age or older, it being the intent that at least 80% of the units shall at all times have at least one resident fifty-five (55) years of age or older.”

Declaration · 2.1 · p.3

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not addressed

Information regarding rentals is not found in the provided document.

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Information regarding short-term rentals is not found in the provided document.

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Information regarding pets is not found in the provided document.

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The document does not contain any information regarding recreational vehicles.

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The document does not contain any information regarding boats.

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Information regarding parking is not found in the provided document.

Restricted

Owners of homesites adjoining perimeter security walls or fences originally constructed by the Developer are responsible for their maintenance and repairs, including surface and structural integrity, whether on their homesite or an adjacent area, and costs are shared among owners served by such walls/fences.

“Additionally, for those Owners of Homesites adjoining perimeter security walls or fences originally constructed by the Developer, Owners shall be responsible for maintenance and repairs of the surface and structural integrity of the walls and fences adjoining the Owners Homesite whether on the Owners Homesite or on an adjacent Homesite, reserved area or dedicated area. Where a wall or fence adjoins more than one Homesite, the cost of maintaining and repairing the surface and the structural integrity of the wall or fence shall be shared among the respective Owners served by such wall or fence.”

Declaration · 2.11 · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Requires approval

Any construction, erection, placement, or alteration of a building or structure, or any reconstruction, additions, alterations, or modifications to an existing home, requires prior written approval from the Developer or an appointed architectural review committee, ensuring compliance with surface water management plans and aesthetic harmony.

“No building or structure shall be constructed, erected, placed or altered on any Homesite until the construction plans and specifications and a plan showing the location of the building or structure have been approved by the Developer. After the Home has been constructed, no reconstruction, additions, alterations, or modifications to the Home, or in the locations and utility connections of the Home will be permitted except with the written consent of the Developer, or an architectural review committee appointed by the Developer.”

Declaration · 2.2 · p.1

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not addressed

The document does not contain any information regarding business use of homesites.

Restricted

No signs of any kind may be displayed to public view on a Homesite or dedicated/reserved area without prior written Developer consent, except for customary name and address signs and one 'for sale or rent' sign (max 12"x12") located wholly within and visible only through a home 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 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 · 2.15 · p.3

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not addressed

Restricted

Aerials, satellite reception dishes, and antennas of any kind are prohibited within the Subdivision to the extent allowed by law, with the location of any approved device requiring prior written Developer approval.

“Aerials, satellite reception dishes, and antennas of any kind are prohibited within the Subdivision to the extent allowed by law. The location of any approved device will be as previously approved by the Developer in writing.”

Declaration · 2.16 · p.3

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

No person may enter into any wildlife preserve areas designated in the Development Orders, except as permitted by those orders.

“Except as permitted in the Development Orders entered into in connection with the Villages of Sumter, a Development of Regional Impact, no person may enter into any wildlife preserve set forth within the areas designated as such in those Development Orders.”

Declaration · 2.14 · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Each home and homesite must have a concrete driveway, and no driveways, walkways, cartpaths, or access points are permitted on any road right-of-way, walkway, or cartpath unless originally constructed by the Developer.

“Each Home and Homesite must contain a concrete driveway... Except as originally constructed by the Developer, no driveways, walkways, cartpaths or access shall be located on or permitted to any road right-of-way, walkway or cartpath.”

Declaration · 2.7 · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Allowed

Screen cages over patios and pools are permitted.

“Screen cages over patios and pools are allowed.”

Declaration · 2.4 · p.1

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Owners of homesites subject to a Water Feature Landscaping Easement or Special Easement for Landscaping must perpetually maintain the easement area, not remove or destroy developer-installed landscape or fencing without written approval, and promptly replace dead foliage; they must also maintain designated flow paths for side and rear homesite drainage.

“The Owners of Homesites subject to a Water Feature Landscaping Easement and Owners of Homesites subject to a Special Easement for Landscaping shall perpetually maintain the easement area and will not remove or destroy any landscape or fencing thereon originally installed by the Developer without the Developer's advance written approval, and will promptly replace all dead foliage located therein. Owner shall be responsible for maintaining designated flow paths for side and rear Homesite drainage as shown on the construction plans for the surface water management system approved and on file with the Southwest Florida Water Management District and if such maintenance of designated flow paths is not properly undertaken by Owner, then the District may enter onto the Homesite and reconstruct the intended flow pattern and assess the Owner for such expense.”

Declaration · 2.11 · p.2

Last verified 2026-07-17

Not allowed

The hanging of clothes or clotheslines or poles is prohibited to the extent allowed by law.

“The hanging of clothes or clotheslines or poles is prohibited to the extent allowed by law.”

Declaration · 2.25 · p.3

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Lawns must be sodded (at least 51% of visible yard area), and a lamppost must be erected in the front yard. Owners are responsible for maintaining their homesites, including cutting, irrigating, and edging grass, and maintaining unpaved areas between their homesite and adjacent roadways/walkways, as well as areas adjoining land use/landscape buffers or wildlife preserves up to the fence line. Owners of homesites with Water Feature Landscaping Easements or Special Easements for Landscaping must perpetually maintain the easement area, replace dead foliage, and cannot remove or destroy original landscaping or fencing without Developer approval. Owners must contact the Developer or architectural review committee for paint specifications for perimeter security walls and fences.

“the lawn must be sodded, and a lamppost erected in the front yard of each Homesite. To qualify as sodded, at least 51% of the yard area visible from all adjacent roadways and golf courses must be sodded. Owners shall keep their Homesites neat and clean and the grass cut, irrigated and edged at all times. The Homesite Owner shall have the obligation to mow and maintain the unpaved area between an adjacent roadway or walkway located in the road right of way and the Owner's Homesite. Persons owning Homesites adjacent to a land use or landscape buffer, or a wildlife preserve, shall have the obligation to mow and maintain all areas between their Homesite lot line and the land use or landscape buffer, and between their Homesite lot line and the board fence on the adjoining wildlife preserve, even though they may not own that portion of the land. The Owners of Homesites subject to a Water Feature Landscaping Easement and Owners of Homesites subject to a Special Easement for Landscaping shall perpetually maintain the easement area and will not remove or destroy any landscape or fencing thereon originally installed by the Developer without the Developer's advance written approval, and will promptly replace all dead foliage located therein. Additionally, for those Owners of Homesites adjoining perimeter security walls or fences originally constructed by the Developer, Owners shall be responsible for maintenance and repairs of the surface and structural integrity of the walls and fences adjoining the Owners Homesite whether on the Owners Homesite or on an adjacent Homesite, reserved area or dedicated area. The Homesite Owner must contact the Developer or the architectural review committee for paint specifications. Owners of Homesites adjoining stack block walls, perimeter security walls, landscaped buffers or fences shall maintain up to such wall, buffer or fence whether or not such area is within or outside of the Homesite.”

Declaration · 2.7 · p.2

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 Developer for a one-time lifetime fee per box, which is re-charged to new owners 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, those boxes shall be housed by Developer at a one time lifetime charge to Owner of $190.00 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 most recent addition or unit of the VILLAGES OF SUMTER. Payment of this fee shall be a condition of the use of the housing provided by Developer.”

Declaration · 4.4 · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Owners must use their property in a manner that allows neighbors to enjoy their property, with radios, record players, television, voices, and other sounds kept at a moderate level from 10:00 PM to one hour before daylight.

“Each Owner 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 PM to one (1) hour before daylight.”

Declaration · 2.21 · p.3

Last verified 2026-07-17

Restricted

Garbage and trash service is provided by a Developer-designated carrier, with charges paid separately by each Owner. Rubbish, trash, garbage, or other waste material must be kept in sanitary containers concealed from public view until placed curbside. Once curbside, all garbage must be in Developer-prescribed plastic bags and placed no earlier than the day before scheduled pick-up. Owners may be required to participate in a curbside recycling program if instituted.

“To maintain the Subdivision in a clean and sanitary condition and to minimize heavy commercial traffic within the Subdivision, garbage and trash service shall be provided by a carrier designated by the Developer, and the charges therefore shall be paid separately by each Owner. Developer reserves the right to require all Owner's to participate in a curbside recycling program if and when one is 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 the Developer and placed curbside no earlier than the day before scheduled pick-up.”

Declaration · 4.3 · p.6

Last verified 2026-07-17