Cohousing-L Mailing List: Fees for participation

[Rob Sandelin (floriferous]

Every member of our community pays a  $5 a month ($60 annual) commonhouse
cleaning fee. Every person is then scheduled for a 3 hour cleaning slot on
one of 12 monthly teams. Then you choose. You can do the three hours and get
your annual fee refunded, or you can have someone else take your place and
get paid your annual fee. Sometimes people who find themselves in arrears on
their assessments are happy to take over somebody elses cleaning tasks.

This sort of pay ahead program is usually easier to collect and has worked
well for us.

Rob Sandelin
Sharingwood
Snohomish County, WA