Re: Outside Activities List | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Richart Keller (richart.kellergmail.com) | |
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 20:18:43 -0800 (PST) |
Unless the Cohousing community is legally the condominium corporation (for many the Cohousing community is a separate organization) it seems to me that associate non-resident members would not compromise the condominium status... Rick Rick Keller Pioneer Valley Cohousing Amherst, MA On Jan 24, 2014 3:48 PM, "Sharon Villines" <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com> wrote: > > > On Jan 21, 2014, at 10:17 AM, Richart Keller <richart.keller [at] gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Is there any charge for such memberships? > > > >> We have a type of membership (Area Villagers) for people not living in > the > >> community. Several of those members are also immediate neighbors. In > >> addition, some of our immediate neighbors are also friends of our > members > >> and so often come to events like weekly dinners, talent shows, annual > >> FireWise Day. There’s nothing more formal at this time, > > We only have memberships fo people who live here -- full members for > owners and associate memberships for those who live here but are not > owners. That membership allows them use of the commonhouse and commits them > to workshare thought isn't monitored. > > When we moved in we met with our lawyer in a group session to ask a lot of > questions. We asked about associate memberships for people living in the > neighborhood. Some were specifically interested in people who had wanted to > move in but weren't able to for one reason or another. Plus there was a > strong feeling of not wanting to be insular or to deprive others of our > wonderful commonhouse. (Privilege guilt.) They would pay a small fee," > > Our lawyer said, "Then what kind of organization would you be legally? You > would be a club, not a condominium. It would change your insurance status. > Let me think about it. You have a lot to think about before we do that." > > And we did have a lot to think about -- like running a $7.5M residential > facility with a sprinkler system, elevator, sump pumps, etc.The whole > community was so much to mange that the subject of non-resident members > hasn't surfaced again. People bring guests and family members visit often > so we get to know them as members of the community. With 89 residents and > family and friends, we have a crowd just by ourselves. > > The CH is used by community groups for meetings, by association in which > our members are members, for member;s office retreats, etc. But we have a > lot of things going on with community activities. > > Sharon > ---- > Sharon Villines > Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC > http://www.takomavillage.org > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > >
- Re: Outside Activities List, (continued)
- Re: Outside Activities List drmaryann49, January 21 2014
- Re: Outside Activities List Richart Keller, January 22 2014
- Re: Outside Activities List drmaryann49, January 22 2014
- Re: Outside Activities List Sharon Villines, January 24 2014
- Re: Outside Activities List Richart Keller, January 24 2014
- Re: Outside Activities List drmaryann49, January 21 2014
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