Re: renters fee? | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Kay Argyle (kay.argyleutah.edu) | |
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:37:47 -0700 (PDT) |
All of our units, whether rented or owner-occupied, pay an assessment using the same formula - a flat per-unit base plus square footage. In the case of the community-owned units, it's part of the rent. For privately owned units, some landlords pay it themselves (out of the rent one presumes) and some require the tenant to pay it directly to the association. None of our rentals are 'mother-in-law' apartments, which sounds like the case at Songaia. Our experience is that renters, if recruited in the same ways as owners, are as involved in and committed to the community as owners. > ... the monthly assessment for a > vacant home at Songaia is less than that for one housing people - and it > costs more for 2 than 1, etc. When we modified our fee structure a couple of years ago, we had lengthy discussions about factoring in square footage, household size, income, etc. Reasons to include household size: * More people in a household means more draw on community resources. * More adults in a household potentially means more household income and thus more ability to pay Reasons to exclude it: * More children in a household means more claims on household income, possibly decreased income if an adult stays home with the kids, and thus less ability to pay. * Requires the community to define precisely who is a resident - roommates, month-long visitors, exchange students, housesitters, grandkids who spend weekdays at Grandma's while Mom's at work? * More adults in a household means more community work can be hoped for ("expected" is too strong a word). A certain (large) percentage of community work is independent of occupancy; empty units mean more work per capita, not less. That last reason was decisive for a lot of members. Kay (Argyle) the one at Wasatch Commons
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Re: renters fee? Craig Ragland, September 22 2008
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renters fee? Kay Wilson Fisk, September 22 2008
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