Seneca Park HOA Website

WELCOME to the Seneca Park Home Owners' Association (SPHOA) website, brought to you by the SPHOA Board of Directors. Here you will find information about what is happening in Seneca Park, such as issues the community is facing, what the Board is doing to fix problems, whom to email or call mail a letter when you have issues, questions, or opinions.

email address:  SenecaParkHOA@Gmail.com

The Board and the Seneca Park Landscaping Committee contracted Tree Montgomery to plant 18 new shade trees throughout Seneca Park in Summer 2024.
The Committee is also exploring potentially establishing Rain Gardens and Pollinator Gardens ("Butterfly Gardens") in the community.

Vanguard Management is excited to put you in the driver's seat! 

Access information about your community or assessment account 24-7 by visiting the homeowner portal. Here you can find approved Board meeting minutes, parking information, your account balance, a calendar of events, and more!

https://portal.vanguardmgt.com/home_v2/Login 

VOLUNTEERS WANTED for TWO COMMITTEES:  ACC and Landscaping Committees

ACC - Architectural Covenants

Landscaping Committee

Proposed Budget for 2025

The Board of Directors for the Seneca Park Homeowners Association has proposed an operating budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2025.  The Board proposes a 1.44% increase in the monthly assessments over calendar year 2025. The proposed monthly assessment is $106 per home.

The Board of Directors of the HOA of our neighboring community, Seneca Park North, has asked that residents of Seneca Park refrain from parking within Seneca Park North, especially on Wheatfield Dr. As a reminder, only Wheatfield Ter, Wheatfield Ct, Clover Meadow Pl, Black Forest Way, Weatherburn Pl, and White Barn Ct are part of Seneca Park HOA.
Please see the following section, "Is Your Home in Seneca Park or Seneca Park North?"

Is your home in Seneca Park or Seneca Park North?

Seneca Park is a townhome community whose HOA is managed by Vanguard Management [www.VanguardMgt.com]

Seneca Park North is a single-family home community whose HOA is managed by Tidewater Companies [www.tidewaterproperty.com/]

Seneca Park HOA's Board of Directors and community manager, Vanguard, cannot assist with matters related to Seneca Park North.  Please contact their management company, Tidewater Companies [www.TidewaterProperty.com/contact/] .

If your home is on one of these streets, your community is SENECA PARK:

• Wheatfield Terrace
• Wheatfield Court
• Black Forest Way
• Weatherburn Place
• White Barn Court
• Clover Meadow Place

If your home is on one of these streets, your community is SENECA PARK NORTH, a separate HOA managed by Tidewater Companies [www.TidewaterProperty.com/contact/]

• Wheatfield Drive
• Golden Meadow Drive, Court
• Little Fox Lane
• Cool Breeze Place
• Moon Ridge Drive
• Flanagan Lane
• Willowdale Drive
• Plummer Drive
• Harvest Mills Lane
• Winding Brook Lane

DO YOU NEED FOOD ASSISTANCE?  ***  ¿NECESITA AYUDA O ASSISTENCIA CON COMIDA?

CALL OR EMAIL:

    CALL 

• Germantown HELP 301-482-1320
• Llamenos, Germantown AYUDA   301-482-1320

     EMAIL

• Email Black Rock Center at Hub@BlackRockCenter.org - Select "COVID Relief"
• Correo electronico Black Rock Center: Hub@BlackRockCenter.org - Seleccione "COVID Relief" 
  Call 240-912-1077

WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP THOSE IN NEED?

Volunteer with Germantown Global Connection and help our community 

Conviertase en voluntario con Germantown Global Connection para que ayude a su comunidad.

           Email INFO@GermantownGC.org   or call 240-750-8848

DO YOU KNOW YOUR HOME'S COLOR SCHEME?

There are ten color schemes in Seneca Park:  OLD LACE, IVORY, CREAM, GREEN, WHITE, GRAY, CHAMPAGNE, KHAKI, BROWN, and CELERY.  Learn more on the COLOR SCHEMES page.

The association currently has only mailing addresses for many homeowners, and has no means of reaching them quickly via email when time is of the essence. In addition to being slower, mailing letters which could have been emailed creates additional expenses. Please submit your current contact information 
here:  https://tinyurl.com/submitmyinfo  

LOOKING FOR DOCUMENTS? Buying? Selling? Need a Re-Sale Package?

For account statements/info, contact AccountInfo@VanguardMgt.com

For re-sale documents of any kind, including copies of the rules, etc., go to HomeWiseDocs:

See Vanguard Management's webpage for DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS from HomeWiseDocs.com

Some of the items available at HomeWiseDocs:

Articles of Incorporation          Reserve Reports
Budget                                      Insurance Dec page
Bylaws                                      Re-Sale Disclosure
CC&Rs                                      Rules & Regulations
Questionnaire

BAMBOO:  NO NO!

Do not plant bamboo anywhere in common areas.  Or anywhere in North America, for that matter.  Bamboo is a non-native, invasive plant that spreads quickly and is hard to eradicate.

Bamboo is prime mosquito habitat. Don't plant it!

Front Yard Fences (FYFs) are not permitted by the by-laws/declarations of Seneca Park. The Board, as the enforcer of the community's rules, will take action against any FYF.

The Board advises residents not plant in their front yards vegetation that deer eat.

"I have an emergency!"

For emergencies, such as fire or crime or a health crisis, call 911. 

If you have an immediate, non-emergency issue, like the snow plow driver dumped a ton of snow in your parking spot, you should:

• no matter the day or time, call Vanguard Management at 301-540-8600 and press 9 to leave a message with the answering service, which will contact the on-call manager who will call you back.

"SOMEONE PARKED IN MY RESERVED PARKING SPOT!"

For this problem, you need a tow card that must be presented to the tow truck driver:

• Homeowners with dedicated parking spaces on the tarmac (not garage units) need a tow card certifying which numbered parking spots are theirs so that trespassing vehicles can be towed from their spaces.
• If a vehicle is parked in your dedicated spot, call Henry's Towing 301-869-4800 and present your tow card to the tow truck operator.
• No vehicle will be towed without presenting a valid tow card to the tow-truck operator.  Without a valid tow card, Henry's will not tow, and no Board Director will authorize them to do so.
• Homeowners are responsible for getting their tow cards (and providing them to their tenants, if applicable).
• Tow cards only apply to non-garage homes.

Go to this page to generate a tow card application.  Then sign and mail and email the application to: