Re: Policy Committee & Condo law and Cohousing? | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Bob Leigh (bobleigh![]() |
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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 12:50:20 -0700 (PDT) |
Phil Dowds wrote: >> we are currently having some difficulty with FNMA, FHA, etc, over some provisions in the bylaws, >> like rules for rental, right of first refusal in sales transactions, More specifically, a unit owner is investigating reverse mortgages, and her mortgage broker advised her that, for most reverse mortgages, the community must be FHA-approved. A company named FHA Review, Inc. advised her that the FHA would not accept our condo documents due to the presence of a right of first refusal and due to a statement that the Managing Board must approve rentals. That's not quite the same as having difficulty with the FHA itself -- but that's probably a minor point. ---- Bob Leigh Cornerstone Village Cohousing Cambridge, MA, USA On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 3:39 PM R Philip Dowds via Cohousing-L < cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote: > In Massachusetts, Cornerstone is organized under conventional Chapter 183A > condo law. Thus the requisite Managing Board (an elected team or circle) > has the overall power and duty for day-to-day management of the condo. The > ultimate authority, however, is the Association itself, which, acting as > plenary, can supersede or replace the Board. (An Association rising up to > contradict its elected Board is a rare event, but not unheard of.) > > But and however, the Association and the Board are free to delegate > substantial power and duty to other groups: committees, circles, teams, > whatever. And this is what we do. By this method, we honor the cohousing > traditions of self-management, broad participation, equivalence, and > distribution of power — while at the same time, remaining aligned with > State enabling legislation. Much of this delegation happens in the next > layer down below the bylaws — that is, in the policies (“rules and > regulations”) adopted by plenary. Our plenary consensus process is > embedded and articulated in our bylaws, but we were advised by our attorney > that the Association has broad discretion in defining how it makes > decisions. Thus far, we’ve had no exogenous challenge of consensus > procedures. All this works in Mass; don’t know how it plays out in other > States. > > Yes, we are currently having some difficulty with FNMA, FHA, etc, over > some provisions in the bylaws, like rules for rental, right of first > refusal in sales transactions, and so on. But as it turns out, we don’t > much like our own rules anyway, so we’re looking into re-writing them. > Adjusting these details doesn’t seem to pose any threat to the principles > of cohousing self-governance. > > Thanks, > Philip Dowds > Cornerstone Village Cohousing > Cambridge, MA > > mobile: 617.460.4549 > email: rpdowds [at] comcast.net > > > On Jul 15, 2019, at 2:05 PM, Ann Lehman <ann [at] zimmerman-lehman.com> > wrote: > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > We at the national level would like to start a Legislative Policy > Committee > > and are encouraging all who are interested to join. It won't be until > the > > Fall but please *let me know if you are interested.* The focus (still > > being formed) would be to highlight legislative successes, offer models > for > > others, and advocate for changes that encourage more cohousing. > > > > On that note, we had an interesting discussion at our PDX Plus meeting on > > Saturday (July 13th). It involved the sometimes unnatural hoops we jump > > through to fit our bylaws into condo law. I'm curious if anyone has > tried > > (or succeeded) in changing condo laws or any other housing law to not > only > > accommodate cohousing but to actually highlight it? > > > > Best, > > > > Annie > > > > *Ann Lehman > > **Zimmerman Lehman > > Board Governance Specialist > > **https://zimmerman-lehman.com/ <https://zimmerman-lehman.com/> > > **510.755.5701* > > > > *Yoga Instructor > > Slow Yoga for Savvy Bodies > > **https://zimmerman-lehman.com/slowyoga.htm > > <https://zimmerman-lehman.com/slowyoga.htm> > > * > > > > *CoHousing Association of U.S. > > **https://www.cohousing.org/* <https://www.cohousing.org/>* > > (Board member)* > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > > http://L.cohousing.org/info > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://L.cohousing.org/info > > > >
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