Re: [External] HOA Dues Structures | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Yochai Gal (yochaigalgmail.com) | |
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2020 18:23:17 -0700 (PDT) |
You have a shared Internet plan? Can you expound on that? On Tue, Sep 1, 2020, 8:33 PM Janet Boys <jboys [at] temple.edu> wrote: > We have a mixed approach. We have a flat fee per unit for internet access. > We are part of a master association (which is more than our cohousing) that > charges a fee that is based on # of bedrooms. We have a cohousing fee that > is based on square footage. This is mainly because our utilities are part > of our dues. Bigger units use more energy for heating and cooling and have > more walls etc for insurance purposes. We are all in one building and the > master association pays for things like snow removal and landscaping of > areas in the development that are not on our property, but we enjoy the > benefits. > > One way to allocate dues does not fit all. > Janet Boys > Aria Cohousing Community Association > Denver CO > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2020 at 9:35 AM Mac Thomson via Cohousing-L < > cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote: > > > Our community (Heartwood Cohousing in rural SW Colorado), has an unusual > > HOA dues structure. We collect 50% of our dues on a per household basis > and > > 50% on a per person basis. The purpose is to try to reflect that some > costs > > are more fixed in nature (e.g., replacing the common house roof) and some > > are more variable in nature, meaning that costs go up as usage goes up > > (e.g., shampooing the common house carpets). > > > > After 20 years, we are reconsidering our dues structure and would like to > > know what other dues structures are used by other communities. > > > > Some of the structures that I think are currently used are: > > Flat Rate: Each household pays the same monthly dues. > > Square Footage: Each household pays in proportion to their home’s square > > footage. My understanding is that this structure is more appropriate for > > condos where the condo association is responsible for the maintenance of > > private homes. Since all of our homes are privately maintained, this > > structure doesn’t seem applicable to us. > > Household Income: Each household pays in proportion to their household > > income. We’ve discussed this option and dismissed it. > > > > Are there any other dues structures used by any communities? > > > > Thanks, > > Mac > > > > > > -- > > Mac Thomson > > > > Heartwood Cohousing > > Southwest Colorado > > http://www.heartwoodcohousing.com > > > > > > "Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have > > that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use." > > - Emily Post > > ********************************************************** > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > > http://L.cohousing.org/info > > > > > > > > > > -- > Janet Boys > (267) 235-3014 > *Campaign Donations Are Killing Our Nation. * Help build the movement > to get $$$ out of politics, it’s the only way to get our democracy back. > Download this email signature at StampStampede.org/signature > <https://www.stampstampede.org/signature/> > > [image: Stamp Stampede Facebook] > <https://www.facebook.com/StampStampede/>[image: > Stamp Stampede Twitter] <https://twitter.com/stampstampede>[image: Stamp > Stampede Pinterest] <https://www.pinterest.com/stampstampede/>[image: > Stamp > Stampede Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/stampstampede/> > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://L.cohousing.org/info > > > >
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