when "carefree" bought our park in florida we were first impressed with how nicely they cleaned it up and how diligently they planted lots of trees and bushes. then we began receiving news of changes we didn't like.
most of the staff at the park live in the park so they become friends we look forward to seeing each winter. it's been their custom to take on jobs helping us old folk in their spare time and that has been a blessing. this year park owners have prohibited anyone on staff from working for us in their free time and i think this smacks of dictatorship. how can a system that has worked well for so long benefiting both residents and staff be arbitrarily forbidden? we oldsters wintering away from home need a helping hand once in a while and it's best if it comes from someone we know and trust. i can't see how this can have anything to do with the park owners.
another of their rules is that privately owned older trailers must be removed from the park if they're sold or handed over to the park free of charge. this means that no matter how well you've taken care of your trailer, it is no longer an asset that you can profit from if and when you decide to sell. i would never have bought into this park if those had been the rules in 2000 when we bought our trailer.
i don't like the new park owners or their ridiculous rules but i'll stay on there for the few years i have left to winter in florida. had they bought the park 10 years ago, i would have sold and moved to a park where the owners cared more about their residents than bigger profits. i can see why so many long term residents want out and that's a shame.
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