Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: SHort Term Rentals

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On May 18, 2017, at 10:35 AM, Patti Lautner <lautnerp [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> We have had discussions and put some boundaries around the practice 
> including: no unescorted access to the common house and the host member (or 
> host proxy, i.e. someone who also lives in the community) must be home to 
> take responsibility for their 'guests'. There is a calendar maintained online 
> where hosts are asked to list the names, duration, and any other interesting 
> information about the renter.

We wouldn’t classify this as a short-term rental. If the owner is home, they 
would be having guests and the host would be responsible for their guests.

If there was a problem we would probably ask the owner to screen guests better 
or supervise more closely before asking them to stop. It isn’t the money — its 
the behavior and presence of continuing strangers in the community and CH. And 
some would object to the access to 20 children

Our CH serves as the entrance/foyer for 20 or so units.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org