Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Managing the Common House

[Elizabeth Magill (pastorliz]

We haven't moved in yet, but I hope that our rules and usage will be  
similar to this.
It sounds great to me.
Obviously problems COULD arise with such a system, but if that  
happened we could figure out additional rules then.


-Liz
(The Rev.) Elizabeth M. Magill
Mosaic Commons
Berlin, Massachusetts
Come move in with us Fall 2008


On Oct 20, 2007, at 5:28 PM, O3C11N6G wrote:

> Different ways to manage the common house.  What kinds of
> management policies are practiced in cohousing land?
>
> My community manages the common house similar to how one would
> manage one's home.
> 1. The heating and cooling system is fully adjustable to any
> individual's preference.
> 2. The doors are left open all day and a few hours after dark.
> 3. Kids are allowed to use the common house unsupervised.
> 4. Any food in the refrigerator is free for the taking.
> 5. We have two guest rooms and charge nothing to guests.  At
> present we have a temporary resident who is a professional
> musician  on an engagement lasting more than a week.
> 6. We have frequent public meetings and private social events and
> charge nothing to the sponsors.
>
> Is this style of management typical of cohousing communities?
>
> Norm Gauss
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