Welcome to Colonial Village III,
a Condominium
Established in 1988, Colonial Village III is
considered to be one of the best-managed
condominiums in
So popular was the concept that 15,000 applications were received
for the first 276 units. “Young brides in
Mobil Land Development Corporation bought
Please call the management office at (703) 525-5557 for information or to make requests
or reports. Office hours are from
Living
in a Condominium
Condominium living is different. If this is the first time you have lived in a condominium, either as the owner of a unit or the tenant of a unit owner, you need to be aware and accept that you are a member of a community where the decisions governing the use of common elements of the community, such as hallways, laundry, trash, and storage rooms, lawns and parking lots, are made and enforced by the elected representatives of your neighbors. Since you are part of the CVIII community, you need to respect other members’ privacy and rights. Here are some suggestions that will help you enjoy living in Colonial Village III.
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espect the commons. You and your fellow residents share the common elements, such as the lawns, building hallways, laundry and storage rooms. If you trash them up or conduct yourself in a loud or vulgar manner, you show your lack of respect for your neighbors and CVIII as a community.Get involved! Join a committee and attend board meetings. If you think something needs doing, tell someone, preferably in writing to association management, the appropriate committee chairperson, or a member of the board. The board is there to conduct business for the Owners Association. It cannot respond if it is unaware of your concerns.
Regularly check the bulletin board in your building. This will help you be aware of meetings, maintenance activities that might affect your daily routine, for example, water being shut off to repair a leaking pipe, and changes in rules and regulations.
A condominium must be managed like a business.
Pay your condominium fees on time. They are due on the
first of every month, and are considered late at the close of business on the fifteenth. If you don’t feel that you can trust the post office, your monthly assessment can be hand delivered
to the management office at
Think safety. Report hallway or outdoor lights that are out to the management office at (703) 525-5557. Do the
same if you a hand railing that is loose, or any other broken or damaged common element of CVIII that might injure someone.
Whenever you look out of your windows and see a loiterer or someone acting suspiciously, call the management office or the
non-emergency police number, (703) 558-2222. Someone will be sent to see if they can be of assistance.
Be conscious of utility costs. Promptly report leaking faucets and pipes and running toilets to conserve water. You don’t see the bill, but water costs are included in your condominium fees. If you are going to be away from home for any length of time, cut off the water in your unit. There are valves under the kitchen and bathroom sinks and adjacent to the toilet.
Know the rules and regulations. Please abide by them. These regulations were designed to make CVIII the best possible condominium community. Be prepared to accept the consequences for breaking the rules--- fines, liens, and loss of privileges, which are meant to encourage community members to do their part to keep CVIII running smoothly and a pleasant place to live. If you are a unit owner, new or old, familiarize yourself with CVIII’s Declaration and by laws. The most important of these are listed below.
Useful Information on Rules and Regulations
Noise: Loud noise is not permitted at any time. If you can hear what is going on inside your unit from the common hallway of your building, then your neighbors can hear the same thing from inside their units, and that is too loud. Please be considerate of your neighbors.
No Smoking: Smoking is not permitted in indoor common areas.
Moving: There is a $150 “move-in” fee. No common elements, such as light fixtures or doors, are to be detached or removed without the written permission of association management. Residents moving in or out are responsible for any damage they or those assisting them do to common areas. Tractor-trailers are not allowed in CVIII’s parking lot. If your furniture is being transported on this type of truck, it will have to be loaded or unloaded on the street.
Doors: Doors for common areas such as the basements containing trash, laundry and storage rooms, and the laundry and storage rooms themselves are to be kept closed and locked at all times. This is a safety issue. Please be a good citizen here. Failing to keep doors closed and locked could result in someone being hurt or personal belongings being stolen.
Laundry Rooms: Be considerate. Leave the facilities as you would like to find them. Please clean lint traps. Not
doing so creates a fire hazard. Remove your laundry from machines promptly. If it is there fifteen minutes after the machine
you are using stops, and one of your neighbors need to use a machine you are tying up, they will feel free to remove it for
you. Laundry forgotten or abandoned in a laundry room for more than a day will be bagged and stored in there for a week and
then removed and stored elsewhere for the balance of thirty-one days. After thirty-one days, such items will be donated to
charity.
Household Garbage: All household garbage must be in sealed bags and placed in the appropriate containers. Pet waste must be double bagged. Recyclable items-- glass, metal cans, plastics, and newspapers-- should be separated from household trash and deposit them in the appropriate containers. Light bulbs, fluorescent tubes, window glass, crockery, coat hangers, metal foils, telephone books, and corrugated boxes are not being recycled at the present time by our trash service.
Bulk Trash, Paint, Antifreeze and Household
Chemicals: CVIII’s owners association is only obligated to arrange for the disposal of regular household
trash, not paint, antifreeze household
chemicals, worn out tires, unwanted bookcases or similar items. If you have furniture or other large things you want to
get rid of, you have to make your own
arrangements for their disposal. There are dozens of firms that haul away bulk trash listed in the yellow pages.
CVIII's trash service will not accept paint, antifreeze, household chemicals, etc. Click here for a link to Arlington County’s Department of Environmental Services for information on where you can dispose of paint, antifreeze, household chemicals, etc.
Storage Rooms: Each unit is assigned one storage cage. It is a violation of the Arlington County Fire Code to store items on top of storage cages or in the aisles of storage rooms.
Items stored on top of storage cages or in the aisles of storage rooms will removed and disposed of without warning.Bicycles: The Arlington County Fire Code forbids
the storage of bicycles, or any other item for that matter, in common hallways or storage room aisles for even the shortest
period of time. A room in the basement of
Pets: No more than one small pet is allowed in a unit, work dogs excepted. Pets are permitted on common areas only when accompanied by an adult or responsible person and must be leashed or carried at all times. Pet owners are responsible for cleaning up their animal’s waste. Pet waste must be double bagged if deposited in CVIII’s trash rooms.
Common Areas: Nothing can be built or erected on
any part of CVIII’s common areas without the written permission of CVIII’s board or association management. No
changes can be made in the external appearance or structure of CVIII without the written permission of CVIII’s board
or association management and
Condominium Grounds: A good portion of your condo
fees goes to maintaining CVIII’s lawns, shrubs and trees. Please do not use the lawn as a shortcut. Please use the sidewalks,
and help keep CVIII looking nice. We maintain our grounds as lawns. They are not meant to serve as athletic fields.
Barbecue Grills: Fire regulations require that grills be at least twenty feet from buildings. There is a $250 fine by the Fire Marshal if this law is violated.
Parking Lot: Do not park in fire lanes. Park only
within the lines marking the boundaries of individual spaces. Except for the
metered space, all cars and motorcycles parked in CVIII parking lot must have a current CVIII sticker, current state tags
and an
In-Unit Service Program: CVIII’s maintenance engineer is available to unit owners for minor repairs. Unit owners are liable for the costs of materials and labor for such assistance. Call the association management office at (703) 525-5557 for further information and an appointment. Someone must be present when the engineer visits your unit. Please note that repairs to common elements always take precedence over repairs to individual elements.
Notices from Residents: Notices from residents dealing with matters items of interest to the community, units for rent or sale, personal property for sale, and the like can be posted only on laundry room bulletin boards. The area above hallway mailboxes is reserved for official notices from CVIII’s board and association management.
Parcel Retrieval at Management Office: If you are
not at home to sign for UPS deliveries, their drivers will leave your packages at the management office at
Operator’s Permits and State Licenses
and
County
Decals
If you are a new resident of
State and Local Taxes
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