LEGATO CORNER
NEWSLETTER
Fall 2014
Current Board Members
President - Michael Liberman
Legum & Norman, Inc. - An Associa Member Company
Welcome our New On-Site Manager
Please join the Board of Directors in welcoming our new on-site
manager, Tyesha Shaw.
Vice President - Christina Li
Director - Sonia Brubaker
Ms. Shaw has been an employee with Legum & Norman, Inc. for eight
years. She comes from a mid-size HOA community located in Lorton, VA,
which she managed successfully for two years. Ms. Shaw brings exceptional customer
service, professionalism, and experience in property management to our Association.
Community Websites:
Please stop by the management office to say hello and welcome her aboard!
Treasurer - Albert ElGamil
Secretary - Bob Ward
Legato Corner
Proxy Form
www.legatocorner.com
Send in your proxy if you cannot attend the Annual Meeting of the Unit
Owners Association.
New Property Manager:
Tyesha Shaw
On-Site Management:
Legum & Norman
12130 Banbridge Court
Fairfax, VA 22030
Recently, the Annual Meeting Notice and a Proxy form were mailed to you.
A 20% quorum of all Owners is required at the Annual Meeting to conduct
the business of the Association. The primary business for the annual
meeting is to elect officers to replace those whose terms are expiring.
Please… if you find you cannot attend, submit the Proxy to assist in establishing
quorum.
[email protected]
Phone: 703-502-3080
Association Website
Fax: 703-502-3082
Community Manager:
Legum & Norman
Nick Elgas, CMCA, AMS
[email protected]
Have you registered on the
Association’s website,
www.legatocorner.com? Homeowners,
tenants, and residents are encouraged
to register and check the website routinely for community announcements, Social Committee events,
meeting schedules, classified listings, and more.
(703) 970-8846 Direct
Legum & Norman, Inc. AAMC
3130 Fairview Park Drive, Suite #200
Falls Church, Virginia 22042-4529
(703) 600-6000 office
Please note: Management and the Board of Directors
will be discontinuing the use of the Yahoo! Group site.
Therefore, if you are currently signed up on the Yahoo!
groups, please register on the Association’s website to
start receiving emails from the management office.
Please follow the steps below for registering.
(703) 848-0982 Fax
www.legumnorman.com
www.facebook.com/LegumNorman
www.associaadvantage.com
After Hours Emergency
Legum & Norman
703-600-6000
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Click "Register."
Enter your account number.
Click "Submit."
Verify and click your name.
Then you will be prompted to create a new user
name, password (can be a password you used
previously), email address, and security question
and answer.
6. Click register
Annual Meeting
Save the date for the Legato
Corner Condominium Annual
Meeting scheduled for
Monday, October 20, 2014 at
the Fair Chase Homeowners
Association Clubhouse.
Owners will be electing one
member to serve on the
Board of Directors. If you
haven’t submitted your
candidate application, don’t
fret… Candidates may also
be nominated from the floor
at the Annual Meeting.
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Fall Preventative Maintenance Tips...
The month of October brings change. The days become
shorter, vacations have come to an end, and children
are back in school. This is the perfect time of year to
examine your home and prepare for the impending
colder weather that will be here sooner than you know
it. Here are a few things that should be on your fall
home maintenance checklist:
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Schedule a professional checkup for your heating system. Now is the time to find problems,
not when it's freezing outside.
Vacuum your heat registers and air return
ducts. Or better yet, have a professional team
clean you air duct system. If you have owned
your house for several years, you may be surprised at the amount of dust and debris that
can build up in your ductwork.
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Change your filters
throughout the Fall and Winter months.
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Seal drafty doors and windows. Check caulk
around windows and weather stripping around
doors and replace as needed.
Water Heater Maintenance
1. Check your hot water heater for leaks.
2. Consider covering your water heater with an
insulation blanket to retain heat and increase
efficiency.
3. Make certain the electric wall heater in the
hot water heater closet works and can maintain a temperature of 50 degrees or higher at
all times.
A little preventive maintenance and some prior planning
can mean fewer headaches this winter.
Did you Know?
The Board of Directors meets on the 3rd Monday of most months at 7p.m. in the Clubhouse. All residents are
encouraged to attend.
Legato Corner office hours are Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please stop by for filters, visitor parking passes, gate fobs, and homeowner and tenant registration. The office may be closed occasionally when the Property Manager is on-site or off property.
A monthly calendar of events and office hours is posted on the bulletin boards located on each Trash/Recycling enclosure and right outside the Legato Corner Management Office. Check it out and you’ll be “in the know” for upcoming
social events, Board Meetings, and scheduled office closings.
Fall Back Safety Tip
On Sunday, November 2, 2014 at 2
a.m. “fall back” as daylight saving time
ends. This is an ideal time to put in
fresh batteries and test your smoke
detector. Your local fire department
recommends batteries be replaced
yearly and the detector itself be replaced every decade as the sensors
are often inactive after 10 years.
Consideration is the Key to being
a Good Neighbor
Sound from hard surfaces can travel to adjacent units.
Please be considerate of your neighbors. Sound
producing devices should be operated at a level that does
not transmit beyond individual units. Area rugs or carpet
is required on 75 % of the floor areas
of each unit by the Legato Corner
Condominium Bylaws to reduce sound
transmission to other residences.
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Covenants Check
✓ Changing Your Door Lock and/or Hardware?
If you change your locks, keep in mind the importance of Management being able to access your unit in
case of an emergency during your absence. Additionally, a common element repair may have damaged
your home and the Association will need access to investigate and correct. If you are considering changing
the door hardware you will need to submit an application for modification to the Board for approval.
✓ Renting Your Unit
There are specific policies regarding renting your unit in Legato Corner. Lease agreements are to be no
shorter than 1-year in duration. Absolutely no subletting is allowed. A lease addendum is required and can
be found online or through your Legum & Norman Management Team. You are required to provide your
rental management company and/or tenants with a copy of the Bylaws and Resolutions. If your tenants do
not follow the Governing Documents the Board will take action to ensure compliance. For more information
please review your copy of the Governing Documents or contact your Legum & Norman Management
Team.
✓ The Litter Free Zone
Remember… respect the common areas of our lovely community. Please don’t litter! Trash, cigarettes and
other litter are not only eyesores, but reduce our ‘curb appeal’, create a fire hazard during dry weather, and
can be harmful to wildlife and resident pets. If you notice a problem spot where litter is blowing on to our
property, contact your on-site manager so we can keep on top of it. We appreciate the neighbors who pick
up debris instead of just walking past it – let’s all give them a resounding “Thank You” and some help to
keep Legato Corner litter free.
✓ Trash, Trash Everywhere
Our Lot Porter has made a concerted effort to keep the 4 trash/recycling enclosures free of debris and
stains. We ask that you also follow good housekeeping habits as they relate to these enclosures.
Dumpsters
1. Please place all items in the dumpsters.
2. Place garbage in a plastic bag and tie it tightly. (Eliminates food odor which attracts rodents.)
3. Large items (furniture, appliances, remodeling debris) should be placed inside the enclosure so as
not to impede access to the dumpsters.
Recycling
1. No garbage is to be placed in the recycling dumpster.
2. Flatten all cardboard containers.
3. Crush cans, plastic bottles and milk jugs to save space.
4. Learn what can be recycled – we have posted a list on the bulletin board
outside the enclosure.
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Get to Know Your On-Site Lot Porter
Roland Dicus of Dave’s Handyman ♦ Checking common areas (parking lots, grassy areas,
Services has been working at Legaflower/mulch beds, trash areas, etc.) for litter, debris,
to Corner since May 2013. Roland
and pet waste. Removing and disposing of any that is
is responsible for helping maintain
found.
the community’s appearance. A few ♦ Checking pet stations and stocking with bags as
of Roland’s’ responsibilities include:
needed.
Removing trash and stains from all breezeways on all
floors.
♦ Thoroughly sweeping or using a blower on landings
and stairs.
♦ Dusting handrails and exterior surfaces of wallmounted common element light fixtures.
And much more.
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Roland goes “above and beyond” to
ensure the community is nice and
clean for residents and guests at
Legato Corner. If you see him on-site,
please take a minute to say hello and
thank him for his dedicated service to Legato Corner.
Dusting mailbox tops and mailbox faces.
Proof of Insurance Coverage
If your mortgage company notifies you that they need evidence of Master Policy coverage,
please fax (301-588-5177) or scan/email to [email protected] a copy of
the letter, or you may order a certificate from www.manougianinsurance.com (select the Request a Certificate of Insurance icon). Should you have any questions about the Association's coverage, or about your own coverage in relation to the Association’s policies, you may call Robin
Manougian at the John Manougian Agency at (301) 588-6585, ext. 102.
Are You Adequately Insured?
Condominium owners sometimes assume that the Association’s master insurance policy is all the coverage they
need. The master policy actually only covers the building,
not your personal belongings or any upgrades you’ve
made to your unit. For example, upgraded flooring, new
cabinets or appliances, or renovations are generally not
covered by the master policy. Neither does it cover parts
of the building that are used only by you—like the balcony
or the pipes that feed into your unit from the main pipes.
the deductible. To have your personal belongings and any
deductibles covered, you need to invest in a condominium
owner’s insurance policy, available from most carriers.
These policies generally cost only a few dollars each
month and are well worth it! Be sure to ask about water
or sewer backup coverage. Sewer backups are not unheard of, and a standard policy won’t cover the damage to
your unit without a sewer backup rider.
If you have any questions regarding what type of coverage
All residents need their own insurance for the insides of
you need, please contact your insurance agent. The Assotheir units, their belongings, and any damage that might
ciation’s agent is also very familiar with the type of covebe caused by something within your unit (such as a leak- rage condominium owners need and can help you avoid
ing toilet). In a few rare cases where coverage is provided double coverage or gaps in coverage between your persounder the master policy, you will still be responsible for
nal insurance and the Association’s master policy.