SUPPOSE REVERSE 55 AND OVER COMMUNITIES WERE ALLOWED?

By Eric Glazer, Esq.  

Published August 14, 2017

At a time in history where it seems someone is always offended about something, it seems a little peculiar that children under age 18 can be legally excluded from moving into a community and everyone is apparently OK with it.  I mean, think about it…………. Let’s say it’s both a “55 and over community” and a “no pets” community.  If the owner gets a doctor’s note, their dog gets to move in, but the child can still be prevented from moving in.  Does that bother or offend anyone?

It gets worse.  Rules promulgated by the Obama Administration now make it almost impossible to ban convicted felons from your community.  But in a 55 and over community, you can still ban the 17 year old valedictorian who just graduated from the local high school.  Sound ridiculous?

If the law allows community associations to exclude children under 18 if there is at least one occupant age 55 or over in 80% of the units, would it be legal to create a reverse 55 and over community?  Suppose the law allowed all persons age 55 and over to be banned from the community as long as 80% of the units were occupied by someone age 18 or younger?  Instead of being allowed to move into a community when you turn 18, once you turn 55 you have to move out.   

Would that be legal?  Does that seem like a place you would want to move to?  To those that are 55 or over, does such a community offend you?  Do you have a right to be offended, especially if you live in a 55 and over community?

               Maybe it’s because I love kids, but it seems that if children under a certain age can be precluded from moving into a community, it’s not so crazy to think that persons above a certain age can be precluded too.  Are age restricted communities a good idea?  Why is it OK for elderly people to legally say that they only want to live with other elderly people but not OK for younger people to say they only want to live with younger people?  Thoughts?


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Eric Glazer Eric Glazer graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in 1992 after receiving a B.A. from NYU. He has practiced community association law for more than 2

decades and is the owner of Glazer and Associates, P.A. a seven attorney law firm with offices in Fort Lauderdale and Orlando and satellite offices in Naples, Fort Myers and Tampa.

 

Since 2009, Eric has been the host of Condo Craze and HOAs, a weekly one hour radio show that airs at noon each Sunday on 850 WFTL.

   

See: www.condocrazeandhoas.com.

   

He is the first attorney in the State of Florida that designed a course that certifies condominium residents as eligible to serve on a condominium Board of Directors and has now certified more than 10,000 Floridians all across the state. He is certified as a Circuit Court Mediator by The Florida Supreme Court and has mediated dozens of disputes between associations and unit owners. Eric also devotes significant time to advancing legislation in the best interest of Florida community association members.


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