Re: First right of refusal | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Jed Stuart (jstuartnor.com.au) | |
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 20:25:23 -0700 (MST) |
Thanks to all for the clarification. It would seem that having the waiting list may keep the withering away of community at bay. I am wondering if it isn't possible to get something a little stronger than that though. It seems rather up to chance. A sympathetic buyer may be found or may not. Couldn't a community put a covenant on all property requiring any sales to be only to people who have been accepted by the community? I dont know much about covenants yet but will find out what can be done here. Jed Stuart Mullumbimby Cohousing NSW, Australia p.s. Some of my best friends are a bit mad and they are usually welcome at my home. ----- Original Message ----- From: <RowenaHC [at] cs.com> To: <jstuart [at] nor.com.au>; <cohousing-L [at] freedom.mtn.org> Sent: Friday, 26 November 1999 12:20 am Subject: Re: First right of refusal > First of all, something that is legal in the U.S. may not be in Australia and > vice versa - I say that as a lawyer who knows that the same applies from > state to state in the U.S. With that in mind, let me respond from the U.S. > point of view. > > Discrimination laws prohibit discrimination in sales or renting of units to a > limited group of people. Typically one is prohibited from discriminating > against people on the basis of race, nationality, religion (although there > was a case in which strict Catholics were allowed to refuse to rent to > unmarried couples), handicap, families with children, and in some places > sexual orientation. Beyond that, if you don't want to sell to green-haired, > three-handed people or white, married Protestants you don't have to! > > That being said, the right of first refusal is somewhat illusory unless you > have an active waiting list or a sugar daddy. We have such a clause in our > Condo Bylaws which requires a seller to notify the association and give it 30 > days to either find a qualified buyer or make an offer on behalf of the > Association. After that, they are entitled to put the unit on the open > market through a real estate agent. > > We just had our first resale. None of the people on our witing list were > willing to match the asking price (despite the reduction from not having to > pay an agent) but ironically, a real estate agent came up with a couple who > had just given up on their own Coho group and were ready to buy! > > As far as weeding out the crazies - I suspect it's hard to do. We have a > "friends" group, which pays $25 (I think) to get the newsletter and > invitations to attend meals and meetings. When people get serious they are > asked to attend some meetings and particpate in discussions. This tends to > weed out the dilitantes! Apart from that - you learn a little about people > in interviews and a lot from living with them for a few months. Of course, > if you have a very small group you probably have to worry about misfits more > than a large group like ours. > > Rowena at > Cambridge Coho > >
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First right of refusal Kevin Wolf, October 1 1999
- Re: First right of refusal Jed Stuart, November 21 1999
- Re: First right of refusal billc, November 22 1999
- Re: First right of refusal RowenaHC, November 25 1999
- Re: First right of refusal Jed Stuart, November 28 1999
- Re: First right of refusal Mabel Liang, November 29 1999
- Re: First right of refusal Ann Zabaldo, November 29 1999
- Re: First right of refusal Denise Meier &/or Michael Jacob, November 29 1999
- Re: First right of refusal Lynn Nadeau, November 29 1999
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