Re: Members and rentals (was Short-term Rentals) | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Richard L. Kohlhaas (rlkohlearthlink.net) | |
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 13:13:38 -0800 (PST) |
We run essentially the same way at Casa Verde Commons. Dick Kohlhaas From: Diana Carroll <dianaecarroll [at] gmail.com> Date sent: Tue, 5 Nov 2013 13:59:25 -0500 > > On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 12:39 PM, R Philip Dowds <rpdowds [at] comcast.net> > wrote: > > > ... > > On the whole, at Cornerstone an owner is a member of the community, and no > > ownership = no membership. At any point in time we have about ten adults > > living on property who are "tenants" and accordingly not "members". > > > We (Mosaic Commons) have taken what I think is a unique approach to this > situation which it might be helpful to share. > > We have two separate operating organizations: > > 1. Our home owners association (Condominium Trust, technically) which is > pretty much like any other condo association: membership is determined by > ownership of a unit...no more and no less. This body is responsible for > stuff involved with our physical and legal needs: plowing, maintaining > buildings, insurance, bookkeeping, and other typical, boring condo stuff. > This constitutes the majority of a budget, but a tiny minority of what we > actually DO. > > 2. Our cohousing group. This body is responsible for everything that makes > us a "community" rather than a "condominium": meetings; work days; social > events; shared resources like lawn mowers, laundry machines, and common > house furnishings; conflict resolution; policies about common house usage, > pets, smoking, quiet hours, etc; > > The second group membership has been much discussed and we FINALLY (after, > no joke, months or maybe even years of discussion) decided on a membership > policy: > http://mosaic-commons.org/membership > Basically, anyone who lives here and participates in the community is a > member -- ownership status not relevant. > This body also has "associates", which are people who don't actually live > here, but participate in the community nonetheless. Our associate policy > is still under discussion, but our current version is here: > http://mosaic-commons.org/associates > > The idea is that everyone is engaged on equally footing on the stuff > relevant to them: home owners on issues relating to their properties; > community members on issues relating to the community. > > Time will tell how this works out, but I'm pretty happy with it so far. > But then, I'm in BOTH groups as a resident/owner...our non-resident > owners, or non-owner residents, might feel differently. ------------------------------------ Dick Kohlhaas <rlkohl [at] earthlink.net> (719)633-8170 Board Member, Cohousing Association of the US Resident of Colorado Springs Cohousing Community at Casa Verde Commons Completed March 2003. 34 units on 4 acres www.casaverde.us
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Members and rentals (was Short-term Rentals) Diana Carroll, November 5 2013
- Re: Members and rentals (was Short-term Rentals) Richard L. Kohlhaas, November 5 2013
- Re: Members and rentals (was Short-term Rentals) Mary Vallier-Kaplan, November 5 2013
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Re: Members and rentals (was Short-term Rentals) R Philip Dowds, November 5 2013
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Re: Members and rentals (was Short-term Rentals) Diana Carroll, November 6 2013
- Re: Members and rentals (was Short-term Rentals) R Philip Dowds, November 6 2013
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Re: Members and rentals (was Short-term Rentals) Diana Carroll, November 6 2013
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