I am a homeowner in Willoughby Golf Club. Willoughby is a retirement community and I would not recommend Willoughby for anyone who works full time. Despite what Willoughby advertises, the owners are not friendly to newcomers who do not have time during the day to participate in all of the "cruise ship" activities typical to retirees. In addition, "evening" events, such as Trivia Night, invariably begin well before we arrive home at the end of a working day. The kitchen also closes so early that we often are unable to use the Club dining room.
More importantly for me and my husband, who still work full-time, Willoughby, institutionally, actively discriminates against people who work. All HOA & open Board Meetings are held during working hours. With rare exception for a weekend event, all events and activities are held during working hours.
The Board, moreover, is regrettably highhanded in arbitrary rule-making. Apparently as an overreaction to a complaining owner, the Board voted on a Friday morning to institute a new community rule, effective the following day, forbidding any kind of workers to come into Willoughby on Saturdays. This includes handymen, painters, inside workers, etc. Members of the community had no notice that this rule might be proposed and no opportunity to be heard. We also do not believe that this was a separate item on the agenda of the Board meeting. This dictatorial-like behavior resulted in workers being turned away at the gate and the homeowner incurring a fee by the vendor for his time, in some cases. To properly maintain and improve your home/property a working person must now take a day off whenever they need to have any work done on their home.
In addition, assessments are repeatedly levied the same way -- with no vote by the homeowners. read more