Effective January 1, 1997
These
Rules, Regulations, and Policies, Unit Owners
and Tenant Information ("Rules, Regulations, and
Policies") are adopted pursuant to Article III,
Section 2 (f) of the Arlington
Village Bylaws.
ACCESS
TO UNITS: When you buy or own a unit in Arlington
Village, you give the right to enter your unit
to the Board of Directors or its Management Agent
or employees. The Board or Management Agent must
request access to your unit in advance and must
enter your unit at a time convenient to you. In
emergencies, the advance request and convenient
time restrictions do not apply. All unit owners
must supply a copy of their unit key to the Management
Office. Management or staff may use this unit
key to admit tradesmen, delivery couriers, home
inspectors, etc. with advance written permission
of the unit owner or tenant. (Bylaws, Article
V, Section 9.)
AERIALS:
See OBJECTS OUTSIDE UNITS - ATTACHED TO BUILDINGS.
ALTERATIONS
TO COMMON ELEMENTS: Nothing shall be altered
or constructed in or removed from the Common Elements
except upon the prior written consent of the Board
of Directors or the Covenants Committee, as appropriate
(Bylaws, Article V, Section 8.a.4.)
ANIMAL:
(ANIMAL BYLAW IS ARTICLE V. SECTION 8.a.8.)
ANIMAL
- COMMERCIAL PURPOSES: No person shall bring
or keep any animal within the Condominium for
breeding purposes or for any commercial purpose.
ANIMAL
- DEFECATION: If an animal defecates anywhere
within the Condominium, the person who keeps that
animal shall immediately collect and suitably
dispose of the waste.
ANIMALS
- HOW MANY: No more than one animal shall be
kept in any one unit without permission of the Board
of Directors. Unit occupants whose animals bear
litters of young shall have ten weeks from the date
the litter is born to comply with this role.
ANIMALS
- LEASHES: Any person keeping an animal within
the Condominium shall leash or otherwise restrain
the animal at all times. Animals may not be leashed
to stationary objects on the Common Elements in
excess of 15 minutes.
ANIMALS
- LIABILITY: Unit occupants shall indemnify
the Association and the Board of Directors and hold
it harmless against any loss or liability in the
Village of any kind arising from an animal kept
by Unit Occupants.
ANIMALS
- NOISE: No person shall bring or keep an animal
within the Condominium which frequently or habitually
makes enough noise to disturb any other person within
the Condominium. Unit occupants must cause the animal
they keep to stay within the noise limits of this
rule. If the problem is not corrected, the Board
of Directors may require the unit occupant to dispose
of the animal within ten days of written notice
from the Association.
ANIMAL-
REGISTRATION: Animals kept by unit occupants
must be registered with the Management Office when
the animal is first brought into the Village.
ANIMALS
- UNDOMESTICATED: Livestock, poultry, reptiles
or dangerous, wild or undomesticated animals are
not allowed in any unit or on the Common Elements.
Animals of species not commonly kept as household
pets within the United States are not allowed.
ANIMALS
- WHERE ALLOWED: Animals kept by unit occupants
are not permitted in recreational areas (pool and
tennis courts) of the Condominium.
ANTENNAS:
See OBJECTS OUTSIDE UNITS - ATTACHED TO BUILDINGS,
APPROVALS:
Any approval or consent given by the Board of Directors
or the Covenants Committee, as appropriate, may
be revoked at any time. Rulings by the Board of
Directors over-ride rulings by the Covenants Committee.
ASSESSMENTS
of CHARGES for VIOLATIONS: The Board of Directors
of your Condominium is legally empowered to assess
charges against unit owners for violations of the
Bylaws or of these Rules, Regulations, and Policies.
Similar to unpaid
Condominium
fees, these charges imposed by the Board may be
turned into liens, which make your unit difficult
to sell without payment (Bylaws, Article IX, Section
1 g).
ATTICS:
Expanding your unit into the attic is prohibited.
BARBECUE
PARTIES: See NOISE.
BASEMENTS
and CRAWL SPACES: They are Common Elements -
not part of the above Condominium Unit. Expanding
your unit into either the basement or crawl space
is prohibited.
BOATS:
See PARKING LOTS - VEHICLES ALLOWED.
BOUNDARIES
BETWEEN UNITS: Subject to approval by the unit
owners' mortgagees, the Board of Directors and the
unit owners involved may alter the boundaries between
units or may subdivide Units. (Bylaws, Article V,
Section 7.)
CAMPERS:
See PARKING LOTS - VEHICLES ALLOWED.
CATS:
See ANIMALS.
CHILDREN:
Adult unit owners are responsible for the actions
of their children and of children of guests.
COMPLAINTS:
Complaints regarding the management of the units
or Common Elements or regarding actions of other
unit owners or their tenants, guests, families or
animals shall be made in writing to the Management
Office using form(s) that may be designated for
that purpose.
CRAWL
SPACES: See BASEMENTS.
DAMAGE
TO BUILDINGS AND COMMON ELEMENTS: Any damage
done to buildings, recreational facilities or other
Common Elements caused by an unit owner, his guests,
tenants, family or animal shall be repaired at the
expense of the unit owner. Damage done to Common
Elements must be promptly reported to the Management
Office.
DECKS
-APPEARANCE/MAINTENANCE/REPAIR: Unit owners
are responsible for the maintenance, appearance
and structural integrity of their decks. Decks may
not be painted or stained, but should be treated
with clear sealants.
DECKS
- LEGAL STATUS: Decks outside the units are
considered Limited Common Elements of the Condominium.
They are not part of the unit but they are used
for the benefit of the occupants of the unit to
which they are attached.
DECKS
- RESTRICTIONS ON USE: See OBJECTS OUTSIDE
UNITS - ON COMMON ELEMENTS
DOGS:
See ANIMALS.
DRYERS:
Dryers and other major appliances may only be installed
in units in compliance with standards and guidelines
adopted by the Board of Directors (Bylaws, Article
V Section 8.a.10.). Approval must be obtained, in
writing, prior to installation from the Covenants
Committee or Board of Directors, effective July
3, 1996.
EMPLOYEES
OF THE CONDOMINIUM: No unit owner may send any
employee of the Condominium on private business
of the unit owner.
EXTERIOR
CHANGES: Unit owners may not paint or alter
the exterior of their units, including doors, windows,
decks and structural changes without prior written
consent of the Board of Directors or the Covenants
Committee, as appropriate. (Bylaws, Article V, Section
7.)
GARBAGE:
No person shall dispose of any garbage or other
refuse anywhere within the Condominium except by
placing it in suitable bags, boxes or other containers
and placing them in the containers of the type and
locations designated from time to time by the Board
of Directors or Village Management. Large articles
which will not fit in the trash containers provided
will be removed from the premises by the Condominium
for a charge. Please contact the Management Office
for further information. (also see: RECYCLING).
GARDENS:
All grounds -- including the natural woodland area
-- are common elements, subject to rules
enacted by the Board of Directors. Residents are
subject to rules enacted by the Board of Directors
governing gardens. Residents must submit to the
Grounds Committee detailed plans for enlarging existing
beds, planting of new beds where none existed previously,
and the planting or removal of perennial shrubs,
and trees. Approval from the Grounds Committee must
be obtained before such work can be done. Additionally,
the Grounds Committee is empowered to remove any
plantings not authorized by the Committee. Vegetable
gardens are prohibited. Decisions by the Grounds
Committee may be appealed to the Board of Directors.
Decisions of the Board are final. Violations will
be referred to the Covenants Committee for action
and may be subject to remedies including the imposition
of fines.
GUESTS:
Unit owners are responsible for the actions of their
guests.
KEYS:
See ACCESS TO UNIT.
LAUNDRY
ROOMS: Your unit key, unless you have changed
it, operates the door to any of the laundry rooms
in the Condominium. Laundry rooms may not be used
as storage areas.
LIGHTING
OF THE COMMON ELEMENTS: Unit occupants are encouraged
to keep their front and back porch lights on from
sunset to sunrise every day of the year. Maintenance
and operation of the fixtures and replacement of
bulbs for the front and back porch lights is the
responsibility of the unit owner.
Unit
owners who wish to install new light fixtures or
who wish to improve Common Element lighting at their
own expense must obtain approval for any such improvement
or changes from the Covenants Committee.
NOISE:
No unit occupant shall make or permit to be made
any noise that will disturb or annoy the occupants
of any of the units of the Condominium or do or
permit anything to be done which interferes with
the rights, comfort, convenience or quiet enjoyment
of the other unit occupants. Social gatherings inside
or outside units shall abide by Village quiet hours.
"QUIET HOURS" ARE 10 P.M. TO 8 A.M. MONDAY TO
SATURDAY AND BEFORE 10:00 A.M. ON SUNDAYS."
OBJECTS
OUTSIDE UNITS - ATTACHED TO BUILDINGS: No objects,
such as but not limited to shades, awnings, window
guards, ventilators, fans, window air conditioners
or light fixtures may be used which protrude outside
the unit in which they are used.
Signs
and advertisements shall not be displayed outside
units on the Common Elements except for temporary
"open house" signs which are kept in place for a
reasonable number of hours on weekends. Signs (for
sale or for rent) are allowed inside windows of
units for the purpose of selling or renting of that
unit. "For Sale" signs pursuant to a foreclosure
or a similar action do not require advance Board
approval (Bylaws, Article V, Section 8.a.9.)
Radio
and television antennas and satellite dishes of
any size may not be attached to or occupy space
in the Common Elements. Exceptions to these rules
may be made, but must be approved in advance by
the Board of Directors or by the Covenants Committee,
as appropriate.
OBJECTS
OUTSIDE UNITS - ON COMMON ELEMENTS: Clothes
lines, gym equipment, sand boxes, dog houses, portable
swimming pools, permanently installed umbrellas,
antennas and other similar pieces of equipment shall
not be allowed on the Common Elements and/or the
Limited Common Elements (including decks).
PAINTING
EXTERIOR: See EXTERIOR CHANGES.
PARKING
LOTS - COMMON ELEMENTS: Off-street parking areas
within Arlington Village Condominium are part of
the Common Elements. Head-in (or back-in) parking
spaces along South Barton Street, South Edgewood
Street and South 16th Street are also part of the
Common Elements of the Condominium. Curb parallel
parking along South Cleveland Street. South 13th
Road is County property and is not part of the Condominium.
PARKING LOTS - PARKING OF VEHICLES: Parking
spaces are available to unit owners, their families,
tenants and guests on a "first come - first served"
basis. Vehicles may not be parked in such a manner
as to prevent ready access to any parking spaces
of a Condominium parking lot.
PARKING
LOTS - PLAYING IN: No adult or child shall use,
nor shall any adult permit a child for whom he or
she is responsible to use the Condominium parking
lot as a playground or as a site for any sport game
or play whether alone or with others.
PARKING
LOTS - POSTED REGULATIONS: Users of Condominium
parking lots shall obey the parking regulations
posted by the Board of Directors.
PARKING
LOTS - REPAIR TO VEHICLES: Repair of vehicles
is not allowed except in areas that may be designated
for that purpose by the Board of Directors. On Common
Element parking lots, emergency maintenance, light
maintenance and normal cleaning are allowed. Oil
changes and other fluid changes are not permitted
since they soil the Common Elements (Bylaws, Article
V, Section 8.a.7.)
PARKING
LOTS - VEHICLE WASHING: Cars may be washed in
any space on the Common Element parking lots as
long as the rights and convenience of other parking
lot users are not infringed upon. Arlington Village
strongly suggests the use of a nozzle to turn the
water off when rinsing is not in progress to save
water. Water is paid by condominium fees.
PARKING
LOTS - VEHICLES ALLOWED: No person shall bring
or keep within the Condominium any boat, truck having
more than four wheels, recreational vehicle (other
than four-wheeled van), mobile home or trailer,
or vehicle too large to fit in one parking space
(including limousines), without the prior permission
of the Board of Directors. Junk vehicles, inoperable
vehicles or vehicles without current registration
plates, licenses or inspection stickers are not
allowed on the Common Elements. No person shall
bring or keep within the Condominium any vehicle
not equipped with the proper muffler in good working
order, or which causes an unreasonable amount of
noise for any other reason. Moving vans and other
trucks used to move household items in and out of
units are allowed for reasonable periods of time.
PARTIES:
See NOISE.
PETS:
See ANIMALS.
POOL:
Separate Swimming Pool Rules and Regulations are
issued at the beginning of each pool season by the
Village (Bylaws, Article III, Section 2).
RECYCLING:
Arlington Village has a mandatory recycling program.
You can place all items that need to be recycled
into the same can, except newspapers, which should
be placed in trash cans marked "newspapers only."
Please follow these guidelines:
Acceptable
Materials:
*
Clear, brown or green glass bottles and jars - rinsed
clean, with caps removed (labels and neck rings
are okay).
*
Metal food and beverage cans rinsed clean, with
caps removed (labels are okay).
* Plastic bottles and jugs rinsed clean, with caps
removed and crushed to reduce volume (labels and
neck rings are okay).
Non-Acceptable
Materials:
*
Glass items other than bottles and jars (no cookware,
drinking glasses, light bulbs, mirrors, etc.).
*
Plastic materials other than bottles and jars
(no grocery bags, Styrofoam, margarine tubs, deli
containers, etc.).
* Metal containers other than food or beverage
cans.
*
Containers of any kind that held toxic or hazardous
materials (no motor oil bottles, herbicide or
pesticide containers, medicine containers, containers
from chemical cleaning products, paint solvents
cans, etc.).
REFUSE:
See GARBAGE.
RENTING
OF UNITS TO TENANTS: See TENANTS.
RULES:
These Rules, Regulations and Policies may be
amended, altered, or repealed at any time by the
Board of Directors as long as the change does not
violate the Bylaws. Any unit may propose rule changes
to the Board. The Board is responsible for posting
or disseminating rule changes a reasonable amount
of time before they take effect (Bylaws, Article
V, Section 8.b.)
SIGNS:
See OBJECTS OUTSIDE UNITS.
SNAKES:
See ANIMALS - UNDOMESTICATED
STORAGE
ON COMMON ELEMENTS: No bicycles, scooters, baby
carriages or similar vehicles or toys or other personal
articles shall be left unattended on the Common
Elements.
Furniture,
packages or other objects may not be placed on the
Common Elements unless otherwise provided by the
Board of Directors. (Bylaws, Article V, Sections
12.) Lawn chairs and tables and barbecues are allowed
on lawns for the duration of appropriate social
gatherings but should be removed and not left unattended
afterwards.
Use
of part of the Common Elements for storage by Unit
Owners shall be in those areas designated by the
Board of Directors (Bylaws, Article V, Section 8.a.4.).
If
any Unit Owner is permitted to use any part of the
Common Elements for storage, then that Unit Owner
is responsible for the cleanliness and maintenance
of that area (Bylaws, Article V, Section 5.b.3.).
The Condominium is not responsible for loss or damage
to property kept in storage cubicles on Common Elements
(Bylaws, Article V, Section 13.).
STORAGE
OF DANGEROUS ARTICLES: Gasoline and other flammable
liquids shall not be stored on the Common Elements,
or Limited Common Elements, or in the Units except
in moderate quantities used to light lamps or to
operate cigarette lighters or gas barbecues. Explosive
materials are not permitted in Units, Common Elements
or Limited Common Elements.
STORAGE
ROOMS: Your unit key, unless you have changed
it, operates the outside door to any of the Village
storage rooms except the Bike Room. Access to the
Bike Room requires a separate key that can be obtained
by contacting the Village Office, paying a deposit
and receiving an identification decal for your bicycle.
STRUCTURAL
CHANGES: Unit owners may not make structural
additions to, alterations to, improvements in or
changes in the outside appearance of their units
without the prior written consent of the Board of
Directors or the Covenants Committee, as appropriate
(Bylaws, Article V, Section 7). Even when permission
is received, those making changes must obtain required
permits from Arlington County. For information,
please call the County's "Citizen Information and
Assistance line" at (703) 358-3000.
TELEVISION
ANTENNAS: See OBJECTS - OUTSIDE UNITS - ATTACHED
TO BUILDINGS.
TENANTS:
Unit owners are responsible for the actions of their
tenants. Unit owners are responsible for providing
copies of the Bylaws and these Rules, Regulations,
and Policies to tenants. Leases must specify that
tenants are responsible for adhering to the Bylaws
and the Rules, Regulations, and Policies. A copy
of the lease with the names of tenants for any
unit not occupied by its owner must be on file
within 15 days of occupancy at the Management
Office. Non-resident owners must provide their mailing
address to the Management Office. Failure to comply
is subject to fines.
The
Board of Directors may begin proceedings to evict
tenants who are in violation of their leases or
of the Bylaws or Rules, Regulations, and Policies
with 45 days notice to the unit owner. Units cannot
be rented for transient or hotel purposes or for
any initial lease periods of less than six (6) months.
Portions of units cannot be rented, only the entire
units, except that roommates are allowed (Bylaws,
Article V, Section 8.a.6).
TIME
SHARING: Units may not be sold on a time sharing
basis or other basis which would allow weekly, monthly
or other short-term occupancy of units (Bylaws,
Article V, Section 8.a.11).
TRASH:
See GARBAGE and RECYCLING,
TRAILERS:
See PARKING LOTS - VEHICLES ALLOWED.
TRUCKS:
See PARKING LOTS - VEHICLES ALLOWED.
WALKWAYS:
The greens and walkways in front of the units and
the entrance ways to the units shall not be obstructed
or used for any purpose other than ingress to and
egress from the units.
WASHERS:
Washers and other major appliances may only be permanently
installed in units in compliance with standards
and guidelines adopted by the Board of Directors
(Bylaws, Articles V, Section 8.a. 10.). Approval
must be obtained in writing prior to installation
from the Covenants Committee or Board of Directors
effective July 3, 1996. Portable units which attach
to sinks also are permitted and do not need prior
approval from the Covenants Committee. Coin-operated
laundry facilities are provided by Arlington Village
(see LAUNDRY ROOMS).
USE
OF COMMON ELEMENTS: Common Elements of Arlington
Village are intended for the enjoyment of all unit
occupants and their guests. In addition to any restrictions
specified elsewhere in these Rules, Regulations,
and Policies or in the Bylaws, the Common Elements
shall not be used in a manner which tends to destroy
or damage any Common Elements or any units. Activities
which use large portions of the Common Elements
for long periods of time abuse this privilege, For
example, ball games may result in damage to lawns
and shrubbery or broken windows and are prohibited.
Please keep barbecues and other social gatherings
to a reasonable size.
USE
OF UNITS: No unit shall be used for commercial
or business purpose or for any other purpose than
that for which the Village was originally designed.
Unit owners may create home offices within their
units provided the unit's primary use remains residential.
The Board of Directors may permit reasonable, temporary,
non-residential use on a case-by-case basis. (Bylaws,
Article V, Section 8.a.1.)
YARD
SALES: Individual yard sales are not allowed
on the Common Elements of Arlington Village. A Townhouse
Condominium. Once each year. the Arlington Village
Cooperative holds a yard sale on South 16th Street.
Residents of the Condominium must either use the
Co-op's yard sale or restrict their own "yard" sales
to the interiors of their Units.
THESE
RULES, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES MAY BE AMENDED BY
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ANY TIME.
