Went to FL on vac and came home with a house!

[jodifla]

only if the utility bill is in your name.

if it is in your son name - forget - you can't.

you need both tax and utility bill - both must be in your name.

I'm not sure where you are getting this info from. Bills don't work at WDW to prove Fla. residency.

Only a Fla. Driver's License (full or part time) Fla ID, College ID or Military ID work.

 

[spiceycat]

disney use to demand a utility bill in the owner name.

DI which some of the college kids got - would not work.

you had then to own property or at least be renting property with your name on the bills.

short time renter did not have their names on the bills.

 

[palhockeymomof2]

only if the utility bill is in your name.

if it is in your son name - forget - you can't.

you need both tax and utility bill - both must be in your name.

Thanks for the info..everythings in our name...he's 20 and with the job market there right now lucky he can afford his car payments

 

[jodifla]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=27963545#post27963545&highlight=+Florida+residence+proof

-- The following items are the only documents accepted as proof of Florida Residency:

* Valid Florida State Drivers License
* Valid Florida State issued ID Card with Florida Address
* Valid Florida Voter’s Registration Card with the Guest's name and address with corresponding photo ID
* Valid Florida University / College Student ID
* Valid Military ID stationed at one of the Florida Military Bases listed below:
o Clearwater Coast Guard Station
o Eglin AFB
o Hurlburt Field AFB
o Jacksonville Naval Air Station
o MacDill AFB
o Mayport Naval Air Station
o Miami Coast Guard Station
o Naval Support Activity - Panama City
o Patrick AFB
o Pensacola Naval Air Station
o Tyndall AFB
o Kennedy Space Center
o Homestead Air Reserve Base
o Key West Naval Air Station
o United States Southern Command (Miami)
o Naval Ordnance Test Unit in Orlando and Cape Canaveral
o Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

 

[spiceycat]

boy if that true - disney policy has changed big time

they didn't let military get the florida resident before - because they like college students were only temporary residents.

thanks!

 

[tea pot]

Congratulations... I vote to keep your DVC and remember you can use your Disney points in other places RCI...DCL etc... Dh and I hope to some day sell our home in MA and buy or rent in the St Pete Beach area but still plan on keeping our DVC... Disney is still great place for a family meet...

 

[Tink-n-Belle]

I'd keep it too!!!

Don't forget that if you love the beach, VB is a great relaxing getaway only about 2-3 hours away that you could enjoy.

Also, if you have visitors (and YES you will have visitors) you can use it to get away for a few days

 

[Traveliz]

boy if that true - disney policy has changed big time

they didn't let military get the florida resident before - because they like college students were only temporary residents.

thanks!

Well I know for a fact that my (from out of state) college student daughter got a FL AP last summer with her UCF student ID.

Liz

 

[Dean]

So if we bringing a copy of our tax or utility bill with our FL address we should be allow to purchase a disney florida resident seasonal pass ?
Our legal residence is in NY, but we purchased a home in Estero, FL for my son to live in while attending FGCU(and for us to move into in a few years- he has a FL DL since he's in a golf program & planning on living down there once he graduates. I knew my son could purchase the FL resident pass but didn't realize we could as well.

I know I saw someone recently where Disney had changed what they would accept as proof of residency which is different than technically being a legal resident. I couldn't find the info on Disney's site but I did find another listing.

To show proof of residency, you must provide any one of the following:

Florida driver's license
Florida state-issued ID card (must have Florida address)
Current utility statement with your name and Florida address along with a corresponding picture ID
Florida voter's registration card with corresponding picture ID

This one does list a FL ID which a FL only DL is also. In the past a lot of people had gotten discounts with an ID but I had seen info to suggest they weren't supposed to. Maybe this has changed. Remember every adult will have to prove residency, not just one person. You cannot be a legal resident of more than one state at a time but you can flip back and forth as much as you want. Remember Disney is nothing if not inconsistent.

 

[allshookup]

Congrats on your new home!!! My Mom lived in the Villages till she passed away last year. DH & I love it there & considered buying a place, but our DD & DS will just be finished with college when we move to FL in about 11 years. We're hoping they'll come live with us after college so no 55+ places for us. We are also hoping to buy within a few years while prices are still relatively low. We may move closer to the Sarasota area where I have relatives & we definitely plan to keep our DVC! Looking forward to driving over for a couple of days every month!

 

[jodifla]

I know I saw someone recently where Disney had changed what they would accept as proof of residency which is different than technically being a legal resident. I couldn't find the info on Disney's site but I did find another listing.

This one does list a FL ID which a FL only DL is also. In the past a lot of people had gotten discounts with an ID but I had seen info to suggest they weren't supposed to. Maybe this has changed. Remember every adult will have to prove residency, not just one person. You cannot be a legal resident of more than one state at a time but you can flip back and forth as much as you want. Remember Disney is nothing if not inconsistent.

The utility bill hasn't worked for the last couple of years, apparently.

 

[jodifla]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=25196594#post25196594&highlight=Florida+resident+ID

see post 8

This is a post from Cheshire Figment, who works at ticketing in Disney:



In Florida a person who spends at least 30 consecutive days in the state but is not a full-time resident (generally referred to as a Snowbird) is required to get a Florida Driver's License. Florida will issue special licenses to snowbirds that are only valid within the state and will not require cancellation of the actual resident state license. At the ticket booths we make no differentiation between a regular or special license.

 

[palhockeymomof2]

thanks everyone for all the great info.. .......we visit for no longer than a week so the 30 day rule to apply for the FL only DL would not work....we'll stick with getting our AP's with the DVC discount....

 

[jodifla]

thanks everyone for all the great info.. .......we visit for no longer than a week so the 30 day rule to apply for the FL only DL would not work....we'll stick with getting our AP's with the DVC discount....

If you own a home in Florida, you would still be eligible for the Florida ID card, which would work as local ID when you are there and for the WDW Fla. resident discount.


Check out
http://www.myflorida.com/

 

[jcf]

I was considering buying a second home there too. What areas are considered nice? What was the name of your neighborhood?

It may be a little more north than where I want to be though I prefer the Eastern side of the State. Are the summers any cooler or just as hot as the rest of the state?

 

[LoveBWVVBR]

Wow, that is some souvenir I think you should keep the DVC initially and see if it still works for you. We live a little over an hour from Disney and we've kept our DVC until now. We're looking into selling it because we just don't need them anymore now that we can get such great DVC and Bonnet Creek trades through RCI. We still stay over at Disney plenty even living so closeby, though.

 

[LoveBWVVBR]

I was considering buying a second home there too. What areas are considered nice? What was the name of your neighborhood?

It may be a little more north than where I want to be though I prefer the Eastern side of the State. Are the summers any cooler or just as hot as the rest of the state?

I live in the most eastern location that you can get (barrier island), and I would have to say that our summers are cooler here than in the rest of the state. It's cooler on the barrier island than on the mainland a mile away too. It's definitely a lot hotter and muggier in Orlando than it is here.

 

[palhockeymomof2]

If you own a home in Florida, you would still be eligible for the Florida ID card, which would work as local ID when you are there and for the WDW Fla. resident discount.


Check out
http://www.myflorida.com/

thanks for the info...i was thinking an FL id card was for non drivers...

 

[Dean]

thanks for the info...i was thinking an FL id card was for non drivers...

They also have a FL only DL.

 

[dis-happy]

Congratulations on your new purchase!!!

I think you should have a housewarming party with all your fellow DVC-DISers to celebrate!