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From: Chris Hansen (itschrishansengmail.com) | |
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 04:59:53 -0700 (PDT) |
Hi Vicki Two things: 1. Yes, you're right in your assumption- I'm looking for the 'handbook' or 'orientation' or 'resident's manual' document. Ours also was a mish-mash of short paragraphs created lovingly and collectively by a large number of residents over the years. It was sort of a 'crazy-quilt' written in wildly diverse styles with a lot of information that over the 13 years we've been open has been changed. So we've been updating it, and were curious as to: - Format (.pdf? paper? online and interactive?) - Topics covered (death?! Now I'm dying to know what that entry contains...!) - Structure - Level of detail The couple I've been sent so far have given me some ideas for topics we might add. If you're willing to send us yours, I will not distribute or plagiarize, and will permanently delete after perusal! And it's affirming to hear that others, also, have a sort 'we built this manual while we were building and learning to fly the plane' feel. 2. I think you might put your second question as a separate thread. It's an intriguing question, and I, for one, would not consider a, HOA where residents have to do nothing to support the community a 'CoHousing'. But I'm also wary of being the 'CoHousing mafia', and am interested in other's takes on this Appreciatively Chris On Mon, 14 Sep 2020 at 21:15, Vicki Rittner <vickirittner [at] gmail.com> wrote: > Chris- > > For clarification, you're not asking for legal documents (i.e. Occupancy > Agreement, By-Laws, Declaration, etc.) but the OTHER document, which my > community refers to as the "Handbook". In reality, it's a mish-mash of > sentences and paragraphs arranged in A-Z order by Topic including my > favorites, Common Courtesy, Common Areas, Death, Deliveries, and Electric > Car Charging Station (we don't have one). > > Our legal documents include several/many references to "rules and > policies", but I would argue that there is nothing that identifies the > Handbook as a Rule Book. It truly is one of the most poorly crafted yet > important documents a resident in a cooperative/co-housing community might > need, but ours seems to be carved in stone. > > Chris, am I correctly understanding your request? > > As I thought about whether to respond, a question came to mind. > > Are there other members of this group who own and live in a unit in a > market-rate, age-restricted residential cooperative? I began to investigate > co-housing in early 2016, and a few months later discovered a "just > announced" project of 52 apartment-style homes, in a 3-story building with > underground climate-controlled parking. I signed up and purchased my > "share" a year before ground-breaking, and the building opened in March > 2019. Owners are not required to do anything to support the community, and > we have an elected board of directors and a professional management > company. > > Does that meet your definition or understanding of co-housing? > > Vicki > Village Cooperative of Fort Collins (Colorado) > > > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 12:08 PM Chris Hansen <itschrishansen [at] gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi everyone! > > After 12 years together, and a lot of learning and growing, we are > updating > > our orientation manual. > > I'm wondering if you'd be willing to share yours with us- either > > onlist (which I'm no doubt many would appreciate) or offlist if it > contains > > some rather sensitive info? > > With thanks! > > > > -- > > Chris Hansen > > 32 East Village Drive > > Burlington > > Vermont 05401 > > USA > > > > Ph 603 3988730 > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > > http://L.cohousing.org/info > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://L.cohousing.org/info > > > > -- Chris Hansen 32 East Village Drive Burlington Vermont 05401 USA Ph 603 3988730
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Orientation/Owners manuals Chris Hansen, September 14 2020
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Re: Orientation/Owners manuals fergyb2, September 14 2020
- Re: Orientation/Owners manuals Chris Hansen, September 14 2020
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Re: Orientation/Owners manuals Vicki Rittner, September 14 2020
- Re: Orientation/Owners manuals Chris Hansen, September 15 2020
- Re: Orientation/Owners manuals Stefani Danes, September 15 2020
- Re: Orientation/Owners manuals Sharon Villines, September 16 2020
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Re: Orientation/Owners manuals fergyb2, September 14 2020
- Re: Orientation/Owners manuals Scott Drennan, September 23 2020
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