Cable TV – supplied by and payable to Comcast/Xfinity. Comcast also supplies broadband Internet service if desired. Residents can also arrange for satellite or over-the-air TV service as an alternative to cable.

Real Estate Tax – Sarasota County taxes the home and share as Real Estate

Water and Sewer – supplied by and payable to North Port Utilities.  Reclaimed water from our lakes for watering lawns  is supplied by La Casa at no charge

Electric – supplied by and payable to Florida Power and Light

(FYI — Trash and recycles pickup is collected by Sarasota County weekly using Waste Management; the cost is included in your real estate taxes)

The La Casa monthly HOA (commonly called maintenance) fee for 2024 is $191.00. All fees are due the first day of each month and are past due on the fifth of the month.

Each home’s costs are different and based on personal preference and usage.  However, a reasonable estimate of yearly costs for maintenance fee, utilities, and taxes could be approximately $5,000.

It is not necessary to join any other Association. One can choose to join the Activity Association for $7.00 annually which permits access to numerous activities, concerts, and other events throughout the year.

No, there are currently no court cases involving our Associations.

You control management, you control quality of services, you have all the benefits of real property ownership, including:

• You can will or devise the property to heir

• You may qualify for a homestead exemption

• There will be no outside profit motivated investor owners to deal with

• You will receive the tax benefits by owning real estate

• You will  have Pride of Ownership