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Hurricane Milton is on it's way and alot of residents here at Meadowlea Village are staying here. The manager turned our water off today Wednesday around noon and it won't be turned on till after the storm. passes. We are a 55+ community and we have no water. What a mess this is going to cause.

They do not care about the people who live there its all about the money

There is a lack of activities for full time residents ,need more entertainment I know it's not the villages but disappointed in the park,I just hope I can sell when it's time to leave,I have mixed feelings about the place the saleslady told me I would not get my money back after buying I realize they are not regular homes but extremely disappointed.

Cove is greedy, and unethical. They purchased Cypress Lakes and since then people are leaving in droves because they can’t afford the new taxes and lot rents. They are pricing us out of homes! Houses are on the market but are not selling because lot fees are $1400 a month and up! Retirement pensions and social security can only stretch so far. Many of us are forced to return to work. This is retirement? The management here and cove do not care. My advice- do not buy a property owned by Cove

All Cove wants is your money. Since taking over the Willowbrook Park site they increased the pitch fee by £20 anr do not do much for the money. We were going to have security gates installed, it never happened. There is a brook running through the park and it is in a terrible state, they want the Residents to pay to have it cleared.

Expensive monthly lot rents (many are $1,300-$1,400) for manufactured homes 20 to 40 years old. We were told there's flooding problems and problems with theft and drunks. Common areas were not properly maintained, pool area run down and adjacent bathrooms are ugly and outdated and the men's room had a weird smell. Just an old run down place in desperate need of TLC. Don't know how they justify that high lot rent at this place, it should be half that.

Strawberry Ridge Florida was homey and welcoming then, Corporate took down the block white fencing that hid the homes and kept us secluded. The white fence was lined with lovely mature hedges. Then bam! That was all torn out and replaced with black metal prison looking fencing that changes the look and security. Now, SR has the appearance of an old Florida Trailor Park. You can see straight through the fencing with no safety of being hidden. It took months to replace Palms and "some" plants. There were NO operational Gates for even longer. We were and are like sitting ducks. The rent and taxes keep soaring like their other properties. SR has a sweet senior population that now has a Gator and babies to contend with. From 1977 till a few months SR never had a Gator. Two 90+ y/o's live directly on the Gator infested VERY SMALL pond. Sigh. None of these issues have anything to do with kind Office Staff. ALL of this began with the aquisition of SR by Cove Properties.

This business has raised my lot rent to almost 1500 a month. When I expressed concern, I was told they could "raise it for no reason." I want to sell but there are currently 62 properties for sale within Camelot and Camelot East in Sarasota. They are barely selling (within the six months, online estimates show about five or six sold per Zillow & Realtor) I need my money back. I need out. But with 1,500 dollar a month lot rent for basically nothing in return, why would anyone want to buy here? Cove: lower the damn prices. You are pricing seniors out of their homes. So many of us need out. Why are you making it so difficult? Most of the staff is wonderful here, but the person running this place..shouldn't be in any type of customer oriented job.