Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: [C-L] Limited Common Elements and HOA Dues

[Dave and Diane (daveanddee]

Hi Ann, and all you people in coho-land!

We paid for the balconies initially half and half--half by the unit 
owner, half by the community.
This is just speculation, but we may use the same formula when it comes 
time to repair them.
Below are the percentage interests. I hope this is helpful!


8.      Unit Owners' Percentage Interest in Common Areas and Facilities:

	The percentage of undivided interest of the respective Units in the 
common areas and facilities has been determined in accordance with 
Chapter 183A, as amended and as bearing a direct relation to the ratio 
of the unit value, including the value of Exclusive Use Areas 
appurtenant to a given Unit, to the aggregate value of all Units at the 
tiem the Master Deed is recorded.  The undivided interest in the common 
areas and facilities attributable to each Unit is set forth in 
Exhibit B attached hereto.

	Such undivided interest in the common areas and facilities shall not 
be separated from the Unit to which it appertains, and shall be deemed 
to be conveyed or encumbered with the Unit even though such interest is 
not expressly mentioned or described in the conveyance or other 
instrument.

EXHIBIT  B

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS AND % OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN COMMON AREAS

Units are identified by Unit number.

Rooms:  L/D = combination of living room and dining area; K = kitchen; 
BR = bedroom; B = bath (with tub or shower); U = utility room; Lo = 
loft, Ba = balcony

Approx. Rooms and Room          % INTEREST IN COMMON AREAS (Sq. Ft.)
Unit # & Location           Area            Designations                    
                                

104   Bsmt & 1st fl.,               1168            L/D, K, 3BR, 2B, U          
            3.89%   
105   Bsmt & 1st fl.,               1168    .       L/D, K, 3BR, 2B, U          
            3.85%
106   1st fl.,                    816           L/D, K, 2BR, 1B, U              
        3.08%
107   1st fl.,                  1050            L/D, K, 3BR, 1.5B               
        3.72%
108   1st fl.,                  1024            L/D, K, 3BR, 1.5B, U            
        3.55%
109   1st fl.,                    808           L/D, K, 2BR, 1B, U              
        3.03%
110   1st fl.,                    811           L/D, K, 2BR, 1B, U              
        2.31%
111   Bsmt & 1st fl.,               1582            L/D, K, FR, 4BR, 3B         
            4.88%
201   2nd fl.,                    830           L/D, K, 2BR, 1B                 
3.21%
202   2nd fl.,                    500           L/D, K, 1B                      
        2.17%
203   2nd fl.,                    620           L/D, K, 1BR, 1B                 
2.73%
204   2nd fl.,                    649           L/D, K, 1BR, 1B, U, Ba          
2.68%
205   2nd fl.,                    649           L/D, K, 1BR, 1B, U, Ba          
2.36%
206   2nd fl.,                    800           L/D, K, 2BR, 1B, U, Ba          
3.23%
207   2nd fl.,                  1057            L/D, K, 3BR, 1.5B, Ba           
3.95%
208   2nd fl.,                  1024            L/D, K, 3BR, 1.5B, U, Ba        
        3.07%
209   2nd fl.,                    808           L/D, K, 2BR, 1B, U, Ba          
3.22%
210   2nd fl.,                    811           L/D, K, 2BR, 1B, U, Ba          
3.12%
211   2nd fl.,                    769           L/D, K, 2BR, 1B, Ba             
        3.09%
301   3rd fl.,                    836           L/D, K, 2BR, 1B                 
3.57%
302   3rd fl.,                    500           L/D, K, 1B                      
        2.31%
303,  3rd fl.,                     519          L/D, K, 1B                      
        2.41%
304   3rd fl.,                    821           L/D, K, BR, Lo, B, U            
        3.31%
305   3rd fl.,                    821           L/D, K, BR, Lo, B, U            
        3.32%
306   3rd fl.,                    949           L/D, K, 2BR, Lo, B, U, Ba       
        3.75%
307   3rd fl.,                  1201            L/D, K, 3BR, Lo, 1.5B, Ba       
        4.65%
308   3rd fl.,,                 1144            L/D, K, 3BR, Lo, 2B, U, Ba      
        4.46%
309   3rd fl.,                    917           L/D, K, 2BR, Lo, B, U, Ba       
        3.72%
310   3rd fl.,                    913           L/D, K, 2BR, Lo, B, U, Ba       
        3.63%
311   3rd fl.,                    889           L/D, K, 2BR, Lo, B, Ba          
3.67%


--Diane(:^]
P.S. We also have a transfer fee, which returns a small amount of money 
to the community when a unit is sold. Let me know if you would like 
more info on that.

MARKETING FACILITATOR
JP COHOUSING  617-522-2209
P.O. BOX 420 BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS
HTTP://WWW.JPCOHOUSING.ORG



On Sun, 16 Oct, 2005, at 11:17 AM, Ann Zabaldo wrote:

> ------ Forwarded Message
> From: Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net>
> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 11:17:43 -0400
> To: Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Re: Limited Common Elements and HOA Dues
>
> Hi Diane!
>
> Thanks for sending this info.  I read it through quite carefully.  You 
> did a
> quite a job crafting this!   A couple of questions:
>
> Is the "proportionate share" by square footage or some other 
> calculation
> such as number of people in a unit or...?
>
> Is your plan for allocating costs for maintenance, repair and 
> replacement
> based on each unit owner being assessed enough in their HOA dues to 
> cover
> these costs?  Or do you anticipate that the community as a whole will
> subsidize the maintenance, repair and replacement costs?
>
> What I'm interested in finding out is how the costs for repair, 
> maintenance
> and replacement is allocated among unit owners.