Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Question about hot tubs!

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On Apr 10, 2023, at 11:45 PM, Marina King <marinakingcarpenter [at] 
> gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Does your cohousing community allow hot tubs?  We are a new community
> trying to figure out how common it is for a member to have their own hot
> tub, and if so, under what community-prescribed conditions, i.e. insurance.
> Please let us know what your community’s experience is with this issue.

Check your local laws. Hot tubs are usually regulated like pools and thus 
require regular reports on chemical treatments, lifeguards, etc., etc., etc. 
They were far too onerous in DC for us to be able to meet them.

Private hot tubs are not usually regulated but it would depend on the setup of 
your community. We are a condominium so the only thing owned privately is the 
inside of the unit. Everything outside is community-owned even if the unit has 
exclusive use so it would fall under the DC regulations.

I would guess that only on a lot development model would it be possible to call 
a hot tub private property.

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