Common Area FAQs

• The common area includes the streets, the sidewalks parallel to the streets and through the open areas, and the woods and open areas not a front/back/or side yard of the residents.
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Who owns the common area?

• As Leewood is a homeowner's association (as opposed to a condominium association or some other form of ownership) the common area belongs to the association.
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Who maintains the common area?

• The association, as owner, has responsibility for maintaining the common area. This is done through funds collected from the members in the way of their association assessments. Common area maintenance can come either out of the general fund (our lawn maintenance and tree maintenance for example) or out of the reserve fund (streets, fences, sidewalks, etc.)
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I'm cleaning out my backyard, can I throw the stuff into the woods behind me?

• No! No dumping in any of the common areas is permitted. Think of what it would be like if 195 owners used the common area as their personal trash can. Would you throw that debris into your neighbor's yard? It is the same as putting it in the common area. Both Virginia law and our ARC standards do not permit this. Debris is anything -- including dirt and tree trimmings. The Association may clean it up and charge you for the clean up, assess penalties, or both if you dump in the common area.
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Who maintains my front yard?

• Although your front yard belongs to you, the association fertilizes and mows the grass there so Leewood can have a consistent look. Plantings in your yard, and what you can put there, is subject to our ARC Standards.
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Who is responsible for my front sidewalk?

• The sidewalk leading to your house is owned by you and you are responsible for it.
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Who shovels the snow in Leewood?

• The residents or someone they hire shovel the snow. It is your responsibility to shovel your front walk and the common area sidewalk in front of your home. We have some really good neighbors who also shovel the sidewalks in front of some of the common areas which helps everyone.
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Who plows the streets in Leewood?

• Leewood hires a contractor to plow our streets and also the public streets that lead into the community (Bradwood Street and Braddock Mews Place).
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Who owns that odd hole in the ground at the corner of Braddock Rd. and Bradwood St.?

• That funny hole in the ground is called a dry pond, and is one of Fairfax's concepts of managing storm water run-off. It is owned by the builder of Leewood, Gosnell. The county has rights to go in and do things on its floor. As it was so unattractive the association mows around it, weeds it, and has planted trees around it.
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