55 Plus Communities in Camarillo, CA

Camarillo 55+ communities at a glance

• Leisure Village, the largest: 55 plus homes for sale in Camarillo, CA include homes in Leisure Village, the City’s largest senior community: over 2,100 single-story homes in east Camarillo behind staffed gates.
• The Springs and The Grove: The Springs is a gated 55+ community of 259 single-family homes beside the Camarillo Springs golf course. The Grove is Shea Homes’ newer 55+ community of duplexes and single-family homes at Somis and Upland roads.
• Four 55+ mobile home communities: The City lists two where the spaces are owned (Camarillo Springs Mobile Home Village and Rancho Adolfo Mobile Home Estates) and two where they are rented (Camarillo Mobile Home Park and Casa del Norte). Compare them on mobile homes for sale in Camarillo.

How 55+ age rules work

Under the Fair Housing Act’s 55+ exemption, HUD’s regulations require that at least 80 percent of a community’s occupied homes have a resident 55 or older, that it publish and follow policies showing it operates as 55+ housing, and that it verify ages by survey or affidavit at least every two years. HUD’s rules count mobile home parks among the communities this can apply to.

A community’s own documents can be stricter than that 80 percent minimum. The Springs’ CC&Rs require at least one resident 55 or older whenever a new occupancy begins, citing California Civil Code Section 51.3. The listings above are those the MLS marks as a senior community, so confirm each rule in the documents, or see all Camarillo homes for sale.

What to review before an offer

Read the CC&Rs and rules on who may live with the 55+ resident, guest limits and proof of age. Compare dues, rental limits and, in a mobile home community, whether the space comes with the home. Under HUD’s rules, anyone may ask to see a summary of the community’s occupancy surveys. Selling a longtime home? See senior and 55+ real estate in Ventura County.

Camarillo 55+ questions, answered

Can a younger spouse or caregiver live in a Camarillo 55+ community?

At The Springs and Leisure Village, within limits. The Springs’ CC&Rs allow qualified permanent residents, defined to include a spouse, cohabitant or person 45 or older living with the 55+ resident, and live-in health care providers. Guests under 55 may stay up to 90 days a calendar year there, and 90 days in any 12 months at Leisure Village.

Can I buy a 55+ home for a parent or as a rental?

These age rules govern who lives in the home, so it depends on each association’s occupancy and leasing rules, which can include rental caps and minimum lease terms.