Woman Inherits Home in 55+ Community but HOA Votes to Evict Her for Being Too Young

It's a popular retirement community in Florida. The rule, you have to be 55 and older to live there. But this 28-year-old calls it home and doesn't want to move. As Allison Hall reports, the board is now voting to determine her fate. It's a beautiful village of 155 homes with one catch. You have to be at least 55 years old. Now, some residents want this woman out, saying she's just too young to live there. I'm 100% being forced out. Bethany Michelle's father, Paul, bought a home in Freedom at Arbor Mill in Jacksonville, Florida in 2019. She moved in to care for the ailing vet when he took a turn for the worse.

He was a really high-risisk patient. He was terminally ill. He was on dialysis. Her dad died in 2023, and in his will, he bequeathed her the house. Weeks later, she says the homeowners association sent her this document stating, "Each occupied home shall at all times be occupied by at least one person 55 years of age or older." Bethany is 28. The homeowners association held a special meeting to decide what to do. I didn't buy here to put up with people under 55. We all bought here for peace and quiet to enjoy the better days of our life.

There were also residents supporting Bethany. This person has not given us one moment heartburn. I don't even KNOW SHE'S HERE. WHAT ARE WE DOING? Then the vote was taken and the board voted 5 to zero. Bethany has to go. It's time for her to leave. 74year-old Teresa Beaver lives on the same street as Bethany. Her daughter Jessica wonders why Bethany wants to live here. I don't understand personally why a 28-year-old would want to live with people that are over 55. Just doesn't make sense to me.

I have a right and every right to stay in my home. The board voted to hire an attorney to force Bethany out. Now, all 155 homeowners must cough up $1,000 each to pay the legal bill, and that ironically includes Bethany herself.