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No kids allowed
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| Most of these communities are 55+ aged adults. Basically empty nesters that are not ready for a "nusing home", but want the comfort of being surrounded by adults their age. Some communities have age approproate ammenities, and sometimes even a clinic on site and concierge. It allows retirees to live basically on their own, with more opprtunity for help than in a standard single family development, and without the disturbance of young families or singles. I think families can usually visit though. | |
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segregation
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Is the idea of age-restricted (55 & older) neighborhoods a good one? If pets are allowed but no singles or children under age 18, what does that say about cultural values? Does it mean wealthy/well-off elitists can buy segregation? Didn't discrimination based on age, race, etc. go out with the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s? If so, why isn't this illegal? Is the same generation who marched against segregation in the 60s now looking for a new kind of segregation? Is reverse segregation acceptable? |
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| Actually, in accordance to Fair Housing Laws, age is not a protected class, only familial status. So you can't say "no kids allowed", but by advertising only 55 years and up, one usually follows the other. But there is nothing to be upset about! This is a lifestyle CHOICE for some adults, who are finished raising their children and are now looking to get back to a "me" lifestyle, where they can just enjoy the company of other adults. It's not a segregaion issue when there are multiple other housing facilities available in every area and status that do not have age restrictions, and when the 55+ are CHOOSING to live there, not being forced. These communities are great b/c they provide a spectrum of services from independent-living to final-care in a campus like setting. It's meant to be a benefit to out aging population, and those who are now caring for them, not a purchasable "new kind of segregation". Lighten up! | ||
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Agree or disagree, it's legal
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Section 3604(c) of the Federal Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimniation based on a number of grounds (race, religion, family status, etc). But there is one execption in the law. Under federal Fair Housing laws, "housing for older persons" is exempted from the prohibitions on "familial status" discrimination. "Housing for older persons" is defined as either of the following: 1. Housing occupied solely by persons 62 years of age or older; or 2. Housing in which 80% of the occupied units have at least one person 55 years of age or older, and which meet certain other requirements. This exemption applies only to familial status discrimination; discrimination against all other protected categories, including disability, is still prohibited in housing for older persons. See Craigslist Fair Housing for the gory details in laymans terms. |
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age restricted living
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| Truth be told, then, it will be financial ability that will determine who lives at the Knolls. The posted sign says: "Live connected, Live well." This sounds like a euphemism for "Live well-connected." We all know what that means. There will, no doubt, be some, maybe many, who'd like to join this "adult lifestyle" who will not be able to afford it. The master-planned housing starts at $425,000 & there are only 6 units that size. The prices advance to $700,000+. Newcomer snobs will fit right in. | |
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It's New West for...
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| Yuppie Park, i.e. "Get used to retirement before you retire!!!" | |
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Do you suppose it means if you move into the Knolls, you will be guaranteed a place at Aspen Pointe/Hillcrest later? It IS called "The Knolls at Hillcrest." See: www.theknollsathillcrest.com |
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