Spruce Creek South in Summerfield, FL is NOT A HOA!

Spruce Creek South | Summerfield, FL | NOT A HOA!
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Notes on living in a For-Profit, Private, Equity Investor Owned Community

Why purchase in a For-Profit, Private, Equity Investor Owned Community?

I purchased because I was deceived by the realtors facilitating my property purchase that I would be paying an HOA fee as posted on Zillow and many other realtor sites. Cannot fathom anyone willfully purchasing in a For-Profit, Private, Equity Investor Owned Community where the community has no influence where or how maintenance fees, or as the For-Profit, Private, Equity Investor Owner likes to call it, a Recreation Fees, are budgeted or spent.

The reason for this late addition to this post is the community property maintenance. On April 26, 2025 a resident posted on the eNeighbors site a call for volunteers to clean up the nature trail/dog park community property. Apparently the For-Profit, Private, Equity Investor is not budgeting maintenance of the nature trail/dog park.

In the post, the resident is in the planning stages to get volunteers to:

1. Trim of low hanging branches that hit golf cart tops and walkers heads, trim branches reaching into paths.
2. Removal of debris like the broken swan planters and the fake fichus tree someone tossed in the woods.
3. Two brush piles will form and will be removed by mid May.
4. Trash pile will form and will be removed by mid May.

Show up with loppers, trimmers, ropes (no chain saws) work in your free time or May 10 and 11, 9am-12

I commend the resident for the effort but believe the maintenance fees, or again, as the For-Profit, Private, Equity Investor Owner likes to call it, a Recreation Fees, should include the maintenance of the community property nature park/dog park and should be payment enough to properly maintain the entire community!

Just another example of the For-Profit, Private, Equity Investor Owner profiting off the entire community of seniors.

Not complaining, nor have buyer’s remorse of my purchase in the Private, For-Profit, Equity Investor-Owned Spruce Creek South 55+ Senior Deed Restricted Community in Summerfield. I feel deceived, not making a clear point to define the legal community status when purchased in 2018.

Spruce Creek South gated retirement community is a For-Profit, Private, Equity Investor owned property managed by Kenneth Kirkpatrick. The entire community pays a monthly Maintenance Fee or as he likes to call it, a Recreation Fee, however, it is not a HOA fee as listed on many reality websites. Distribution of these fees are controlled by the For-Profit, Private, Equity Investor Kenneth Kirkpatrick with “suggestions” from his hand picked “Advisory Board Committee” which only meets during the winter months and the residents are not allowed to attend. Yes, there is an election with many hoops to participate, with no transparency other then the “Advisory Board Committee” minutes posted in the community center and published in the “Non-Profit” Hi Neighbors at additional costs to receive a printed copy.

sunbiz.org lists Spruce Creek South Homeowners’ Association, Inc. Status is INACTIVE and Last Event; ADMIN DISSOLUTION FOR ANNUAL REPORT. Event Date Filed; 09/26/2014. Listed owner is no other than the For-Profit, Private, Equity Investor Kenneth Kirkpatrick.

The State of Florida Revitalized the Spruce Creek South community to a company that doesn’t exist! Or should I say the For-Profit, Private, Equity Investor Kenneth Kirkpatrick and his attorney deceived The Florida Department of Commerce to appear as a Homeowners’ Association, mirroring the improper listing by reality agents on the MLS and associated websites.

The foundations for many of the Spruce Creek South community properties were poured in the early 1990’s. Purchasing or owning a home in Spruce Creek South should have a whole house water filtration system. Relocating in December of 2018, tasting the water that was so bad my pet would not even drink it. Purchased a lot of bottled water and researched whole house water filtration systems.

Personally acquiring residences in different states and cities throughout my life, the Spruce Creek South community residence is the first home I have ever had to have a whole house water filtration system, along with a whole house water descaling system. Also use a dehumidifier and whole house air purifier.

There is no legacy cable company within Spruce Creek South. The rural location of the Spruce Creek South Community instilled a phd of OTA broadcast reception for my own home. Alternatively, streaming, but again the rural location of the Spruce Creek South Community, limitations of broadband access consists of one company that took over the legacy wired cable infrastructure in 2020, Zito Media, 1.8 out of 5 rating of 175 Google reviews. Legacy phone line internet provider (remember AOL) is CenturyLink, 1.4 out of 5 rating of 59 Google reviews. Cellular 5G broadband limited availability, Verizon and T-Mobile.