Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Variations on low cost housing

[Marganne (marganne]

At 9:57 AM -0600 5/22/08, Tim Mensch wrote:
> There's also the logistical challenge of getting a community to agree to
> put up the money to buy the place, which to me seems very unlikely to
> happen unless the buyer is truly and obviously a bad fit--obvious enough
> to achieve consensus among the folks that will end up having to pay to
> buy the house.

If there's a rental or two or more in a typical (whatever that is) 
cohousing project, are they usually owned by the community or are 
they extra units a member had built in anticipation of renting? Or 
something else. If it is the latter, isn't this another example of 
getting a renter who isn't necessarily tied to the mission and goals 
of the community?

If owned by the community, how to fair housing laws affect the 
selection of someone to rent a unit? For that matter, what if a 
member of the community decides to move out and turn her/his unit 
into a rental?

Cheers!
Marganne