RE: Intentional Communities vs. Cohousing | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Kevin Wolf (dcn00056![]() |
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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 94 02:35 CDT |
HI, My thoughts on some of Robs definition of co-housing follows. --- Kevin Wolf 724 N St Davis, CA 95616 phone and fax: 916-758-4211 On Tue, 12 Jul 1994, Rob Sandelin wrote: > > Another difference of cohousing is that it is pretty much developed for > and by the middle and upper middle economic class. Homes are > individually owned, and there is some common ownership of land or > buildings. Another difference is that Cohousing is often (usually) > bank financed, which implies a certain level of legal and financial > organization. In N Street, a significant number of our members are in the lower income class, there is no common ownership of land, half the homes are not owned by individuals and the entire organization is ad hoc and does not have legal status. ( It does have a bank account.) Yet we are certainly a co-housing group, just a completely different model than the build from scratch model. We have a common house where meals are eaten together on a voluntary basis. WE have individual houses, both leased and owned which are all connected togehter by open spaces - no fences between. We have many commonly owned and used things such as kids play structure, washers and dryers, a shop, tools etc. We pay monthly dues ($12/mo/adult) to the community for various things. We have common goals, purpose, and philosophy (at least towards how we intereat with the kids). As we understand co-housing, we fit the bill. A number of us think t hat our model is more easily duplicated, especially in cities with high land values. I hope we can expand the definition to include groups like ours in large part to expand the options people have for living in this type of community. Kevin > >
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Intentional Communities vs. Cohousing Sandy Bodzin, July 11 1994
- Intentional Communities vs. Cohousing Judy, July 12 1994
- RE: Intentional Communities vs. Cohousing Rob Sandelin, July 12 1994
- RE: Intentional Communities vs. Cohousing Kevin Wolf, July 13 1994
- Re: RE: Intentional Communities vs. Cohousing Lynne Farnum, July 13 1994
- RE: Intentional Communities vs. Cohousing Rob Sandelin, July 13 1994
- RE: Intentional Communities vs. Cohousing Don Maddox, July 13 1994
- RE: Intentional Communities vs. Cohousing David Thomasson, July 13 1994
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