Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Bill affecting condo owner associations

[Jeroldine Hallberg (hardinester]

Hello - thanks for your work in gaining parity for condos and coops. I'm
writing to call attention to one other important way in which the law
treats condos and coops as lesser entities: solar tax credits. Single
family homes qualify for a 26% tax credit this year, while condo
associations qualify only for 10%. The tax credit is a significant amount
for our cohousing project. We are under construction with 30 homes
scheduled for completion this summer in a configuration of 15 flats and 15
townhomes.
Sincerely,
Jeroldine Hallberg
Skagit Commons, Anacortes, WA

On Tue, Jan 25, 2022, 9:12 PM Lyn Woods <lynmullen [at] hotmail.com> wrote:

> Co-ops are excluded in the same way as condo associations.  Not only will
> FEMA withhold aid for debris removal, but also for common structures and
> infrastructure, such as private roads.  Homeowner associations do not get
> full aid either.
>
>
> https://cooperatornews.com/article/fema-disaster-assistance-proposed-for-co-ops-and-condos
>
> Lyn,  she/her(s)
> ________________________________
> From: Liz Ryan Cole <lizryancole [at] me.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 8:53:46 PM
> To: lynmullen [at] hotmail.com <lynmullen [at] hotmail.com>
> Cc: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Bill affecting condo owner associations
>
> Wondering if anyone following this list knows how coops are addressed
> (included or excluded).
>
> Thanks
>
> liz
>
>
>
> > On Jan 25, 2022, at 4:06 PM, Lyn Woods <lynmullen [at] hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Many cohousing communities are set up as condominium associations.
> Currently, condo associations are excluded from certain FEMA aid in the
> wake of a disaster.  It's typical to require hundreds of thousands of
> dollars for debris cleanup in the aftermath of a major natural disaster
> such as an earthquake, tornado, hurricane or flood.  For all "normal"
> neighborhoods, FEMA covers that cost and contracts with companies to
> provide that debris removal, but they specifically exclude neighborhoods
> that are part of a condominium association.
> >
> > Please write to your representatives in support of the Disaster Equity
> Act of 2021, H.R. 5298, which seeks to get condo associations included in
> the aid that FEMA provides.  .
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faHHiuzM7gg
> https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr5337
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