By Laura Mize

June 27, 2015

Like many other communities in South Florida, Lantana’s Sea Pines neighborhood is well kept with nicely manicured lawns and homes.

Unlike many of those other attractive communities, Sea Pines has no homeowners’ association to regulate property maintenance and appearance. There’s no professional landscaping troupe here to keep hedges perfectly trimmed or rotate in blooming flowers.

Still, Sea Pines stands out as one of Lantana’s prettiest neighborhoods.

“It’s a very beautiful neighborhood and fairly consistent, which is also unusual that you have that consistency and with no association, with no association fee attached to it,” said Diane Keane, a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker who works in the neighborhood.

Keane says she finds true pride of ownership in the community, as well as a friendly feel.“The neighbors know each other,” she said. “There’s just a feeling of community there, which is very nice.” Read more: