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WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY

The Board of Directors and your new neighbors are delighted that you have chosen Marshall Heights as your new home, and we look forward to meeting you.

The Neighborhood and HOA Details
Marshall Heights is a community of 190 townhomes, occupied by homeowners and tenants. 

The following roads and sidewalks are privately owned and maintained by our HOA:

• Dominion Heights Court
• The court on Dominion Way
• Hutchison Grove Court
• Marshall Heights Court

These roads and the surrounding common areas are maintained and owned by our homeowner's association. By contrast, Dominion Drive, Dominion Way, and the sidewalks parallel to these streets are state-owned and maintained.

The HOA’s annual meeting is held every April and is open to all homeowners. During this meeting, the community nominates, elects or re-elects HOA board members who serve two-year terms. Community involvement is essential to a functioning homeowners association.

If you have any questions after reading this, please contact our Management Agent, Ms. Louisa Pelz, at First Service Residential. You can reach her by email at [[email protected]](mailto: [email protected]) or by phone at 703‑385‑1133.

Got Kids? Marshall Heights offers several play areas to suit different needs:

The Tot Lot: The playground equipment is located at the bottom of Hutchison Grove Court.

The Secret Garden: For children who prefer a flatter area to play, the Secret Garden is tucked behind the townhomes at the bottom of Marshall Heights Court.

The Commons on Dominion Way: Although this area has some gentle undulations, it remains a great place where both kids and grownups can enjoy games, throw a ball, or simply relax.

Garbage & Recycling Champion Services collects both garbage and recycling in our neighborhood—this service is included in your assessments.

Garbage Collection: Occurs on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Place your garbage at the curb after 6:00 PM the night before pickup or before 7 AM the day of pickup.

Recycling Collection: Occurs on Fridays.

Place recycling in your designated recycling bin, another clearly marked container, or a clear plastic bag (no loose paper bags or unflattened boxes).

For boxes, break them down and either place them in your recycling bin or secure them (for example, by weighting them down) to prevent them from being blown about.

Glass is not collected as part of your regular curbside service. Please take your glass containers to a Fairfax County collection site and deposit them in one of the designated purple (or lilac) glass recycling bins. For the most up-to-date guidelines on acceptable items and drop-off locations, please visit the Fairfax County Recycling website. https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/recycling-trash/recycle 

Garbage, Yard Waste & Debris Disposal

Proper Disposal: Garbage, yard waste, biohazards, and other items must not be thrown out the back of yards or over fences. Please dispose of all waste in the appropriate manner.

Curbside Collection: All garbage, trash, and recyclables are placed in closed containers (or properly bagged) and set out at the curb for collection.

Contractor Responsibilities: Contractors working in the community must remove all construction debris; they should not leave any waste for residents to dispose of. Our waste collection service does not pick-up construction debris or leftover materials.

Bulky Item Pickup: If you have items that are large, bulky, or weigh over 35 lbs, please call Champion Services at 703-239-8540. They will provide you with a price quote for removal.  Payment is required before they pick up the items. Please note that items should not be placed outside for pickup until the night before the scheduled collection.

Holiday Collection Schedule: Champion Services will not collect garbage or recycling on the following holidays:

• New Year's Day 
• Juneteenth 
• Independence Day 
• Labor Day 
• Thanksgiving Day 
• Christmas Day

In these cases, the service will resume on the next regularly scheduled collection day. Trash is collected on Tuesdays, and both Trash and Recycling are collected on Fridays.

Inclement Weather: During inclement weather, Champion Services will collect garbage and recycling on the next regularly scheduled collection day rather than the following day. For the latest updates regarding service during inclement weather, please visit their website: https://www.cswaste.com.

Common-Area Trash Receptacles: They are located in two areas of the community. The first one is located at the Tot Lot on Hutchison Grove Court, and the second location is on Dominion Way, across from the benches and in front of the court on Dominion Way.  Do not place pet waste in the trash receptacles.  Do not fill the receptacles with your home's garbage. Champion empties the receptacles on our scheduled pick-up days. Help keep our community looking great  and please pick up loose trash on your walks and deposit it in the receptacles. Thank you.

Pet Waste Stations: We welcome pet owners and have two pet-waste stations in our community. One pet waste station is located on Dominion Way, across from the benches and near the common-area trash receptacle.  The other pet waste station is located about 30 feet to the west of the Tot Lot on Hutchison Grove Court. Pet owners are required by law to pick up after their dogs. The community-provided pet waste bag should be sealed/closed and placed in the slot at one of the collection stations or taken home to be disposed of in your trash. Not picking up after your pet is a misdemeanor in Fairfax County and is a public health issue. Residents who do not want pets using their yards have small signs in their yards to let people know that they do not want pets on their property – please respect their wishes and pull your dog away. Do not use pet waste stations to throw away other items.  If the pet waste station is full, please contact Ms. Louisa Pelz at FSR to report it and specify which station is full, and she will contact the company for pickup.  Remember all dogs must be on leash at all times. Dogs may not be allowed to run free. Our common areas are NOT dog parks.

Grounds Maintenance:   ProGround (Professional Ground Inc.) is our community's grounds maintenance company.  The company provides basic grounds maintenance like mowing and edging, basic trimming of bushes (not revisional pruning), pre-emergent application for weeds, spring mulching, and other basic services for our homeowners' front yards and other HOA owned common areas.

Homeowners who have overgrown bushes growing onto sidewalks, walkways, or other adjacent property are responsible for pruning back the shrubbery to the edge of their property line.  If there are low-hanging or dead tree limbs on their property, homeowners are responsible for ensuring those issues are addressed. If a homeowner's shrubs or trees stray over onto a neighbor's property, that neighbor may cut back those limbs up to their property line.  Homeowners' can also choose to call an arborist or landscaping company that can take care of it for you (homeowner expense).

Snow Removal: The HOA has contracted with a snow removal company, that will salt and remove snow from the middle of each of our streets. Residents are responsible for removing snow from their porches, walkways, and sidewalks in front of their house, up to the property line with each neighbor.   The snow removal company can not remove snow on Dominion Drive, Dominion Way, or George C Marshall Drive because those roads are the responsibility of the county/state to clear and maintain. 

Mail Service: Mailbox clusters are located on each street. Be sure to obtain your mailbox number and key from the previous homeowner. When you have a package, the USPS leaves a key in your box. That key, with a corresponding box number, will remain stuck in the box door once you remove your package, to be used again. This keeps the keys from disappearing.  Each mailbox bank also has an outgoing slot for mailing letters. The US Postal Service repairs broken mailbox locks and replaces locks and keys if needed. Third-party delivery services like FedEx. UPS, and Amazon deliver to your door.

Architectural Guidelines (ARC) and Annual Inspection:  The ARC is the only required committee according to our HOA's bylaws.  The committee works with our management company to conduct the inspection each spring, which willl follow the Board of Directors-approved ARC guide. 

The HOA will send each homeowner a letter detailing any violations. Homeowners need to resolve the issues mentioned in the letter and inform the management company once they're in compliance. If a violation doesn't align with the ARC guide, homeowners can submit an appeal explaining why it should or could be acceptable. For any questions or next steps regarding a violation notice, homeowners should contact the management company.

Volunteering:  The community has three committees you can volunteer for:  The ARC Committee (discussed in the previous paragraph), the Technology Committee, and the Landscape Committee.  Please review the community calendar to find out when their meetings will occur.

Disclosure Packet: A resale disclosure packet was provided to you prior to closing. Please become familiar with this information as it contains the HOA's Bylaws, Rules and Regulations, Architectural Guidelines, and the association's financial statements.

If you have any questions, contact the Marshall Heights' management company, FirstService Residential. The Community Manager responsible for our community is Ms. Louisa Pelz, who can be reached at [email protected].