Families Fight Back Against 55+ Community Rule Enforcement

A couple who face losing their home because they are caring for their 3 1/2-year-old granddaughter in The Lakes, a neighborhood for residents 55 and older just east of U.S. 19 and 49th Street, has received national attention and the assistance of a volunteer lawyer. But neighbors and an attorney for the Lakes Homeowners Association say they are not singling out Judie and Jimmy Stottler. To the contrary, the homeowners association is suing two other families as well, and each lawsuit cites a common cause: Allowing children to live in the adults-only neighborhood. In a 55-plus neighborhood, 80 percent of the community must be households in which one member is 55 or older. Children 18 and under can visit, but they cannot spend more than 60 days per year in the community.

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