Thanks to everyone, most of you have restored my faith in humankind, or at least respect and common courtesy. I guess it's just like anything we do that we enjoy; there is a time and place for everything. And thanks to all who offered to take me riding. I've been riding. As I said earlier, I have a lot of friends who own ATVs and I know it's a lot of fun, in the proper place (but not in the neighborhood). As someone said earlier, real estate values continue to plummet, and having this in our neighborhood sure doesn't help, and that is also a valid point. For most of us, our home is the single biggest investment we will ever make in our lifetime, and after looking long and hard before having my home built, I thought I would be safe from this kind of activity in choosing a deed restricted community. Had I purchased acreage outside of a neighborhood with no restrictions, I would have to say that I may have expected to encounter this sort of stuff. And as some have also stated, it only takes one bad apple to ruin a bunch. I do believe that most people, regardless of their choices for fun are inherently good, and I know for myself, if I was doing something that disturbed my neighbors, I would adjust my actions accordingly. It's like ID said...treat others as you would want to be treated. And I agree with ID...at my demise I'd rather have the larger group of people sad. In short, thank you. And to those that questioned, I'm not a "mole" or out to prove anything, I simply wanted to know how avid riders felt. I know some compared my question to their own riding...on 12 acres, next to sheriff..I don't think you can honesly compare 1 and 12 acres. If you take away the land their house sits on, the shed, and the other sundry lawn ornaments, I would venture to say a safe bet would be they may have 1/4 acre on which they ride. I just heard on the news tonight that Ocala is creating miles of new trails that should be open by summer. I know it's no consolation to those that don't desire to trailer their ATVs to ride, but by the same token, if I owned a boat, I wouldn't expect to dig a big hole in back yard and fill it with water just so I could "go boating." Common sense and basic common courtesy go a long way to peacefully and happily co-existing. Happy riding to all you responsible riders out there, which includes myself!

I am reading the post as a residential neighborhood. If it is out in the country then it is a different story. Regardless, they still need to be respectful neighbors.
Now, Let me ask this, and answer it honestly. What hrs of the day are they riding?  Also, is it the city or rural?

We are located outside of city limits but we are a deed restricted community. We think our board members are  afraid of this family. They ride all hours of the day, even into the night at times. I don't there has ever been one weekend, except when they were away, that they don't ride. It makes it impossible to enjoy being outside or even think of entertaining. This has become a very divisive issue within our community, and as I do more research, I see that it is not isolated to our neighborhood, town or even state. It seems that on a national level this is definitely a "hot button" issue. We only want the ability to enjoy our property as much as we did prior to this family moving in. All attempts to get them to be respectful neighbors have only incited them to ride more, and create as much noise as possible. It's really very sad.

Thank you to everyone who replied!

I have a question for ATV riders, and would greatly appreciate your honest feedback. I am one of those neighbors of folks who ride their ATV's next door like they are in the forest. They've torn up their yard and have had upwards of 5 ATV's running at once - both child size and adult. The noise and property destruction is driving me and other neighbors crazy. We have one acre lots. What once was a very nice neighborhood is driving some folks to sell. They know it, but continue to ride as if they are the only ones around. We are not trying to be insensitive, and all have friends with ATV's but they take them to appropriate places to ride. We feel it is people like this who are giving responsible ATV riders a bad name.

My question is this - is residential riding customarily an accepted practice to avid ATV riders? Thanks in advance for your responses.