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On June 16, 2004 Oak Run Country Club was officially
designated a 55+ community under Federal and State
regulations and Oak Run Country Club's Protective Deed
Restrictions and Covenants. A cover letter of explanation from
then ORHA President Edward T. Snell and a copy of the
supplemental amendments was delivered to Oak Run
homeowners along with the August issue of the Oak Run
Newsletter. A copy of Ted's cover letter as well
as an abbreviated version of the amendments can be
viewed on this website by clicking HERE
-- As a 55+ Senior Community, our 55+ Amendments
state that no homesite title shall be transferred,
leased or assigned until such time that the Association
has received satisfactory verification of the age or
ages of the proposed occupants (buyers, renters or
assignees). This ensures that the requirements of the
55+ Amendments have been met. Sellers and Real Estate
Brokers are also responsible to these regulations.
-- The 55+ restriction does not apply to owners of
owner occupied homesites, when the owners acquired title
to their homesites prior to the effective date of the
Amendment. Nor does it apply to the initial sale by
DECCA Corp. of up to 100 homesites from the effective
date of the 55+ Supplemental Amendment.
Subsequent transfers of titles or leasing must adhere to
the 55+ regulations.
-- The 55+ Amendment provides for an exception for
homesite owners acquiring title as the result of the
death of a spouse. Subsequent transfers of title or
leasing must adhere to the 55+ regulations.
-- The 55+ Government Regulations and Oak Run Deed
Restrictions pertain to occupancy not ownership.
If you have any questions relative to these
regulations and/or Deed Restrictions contact the 'Senior
Living Committee'.
Below is a summary of 55+ data from
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's
website, which can be reached by clicking HERE.
Senior Housing
Exemption
Although the FHAct was amended in 1988 to prohibit
discrimination on the basis of disability and familial status,
Congress intended to preserve housing specifically designed to
meet the needs of older persons. Such housing that meets the
FHAct definition of "housing for older persons" is exempt from
the law's familial status requirements, provided that:
.. the dwelling ...
houses at least one person who is 55 or older ... and
adheres to a policy that demonstrates intent to house
persons who are 55 or older.
Therefore, housing that satisfies
the legal definition of senior housing or housing for older
persons described above, can legally exclude families with
children.
Below is a
summary of the 55+ data from Florida's Fair Housing Act
760.29 website, which can be reached by clicking HERE.
.... the term "housing
for older persons" means housing:
- Intended and operated for occupancy by
persons 55 years of age or older ...