Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Limits on rentals with or without absentee landlords

[Sharon Miller (slmiller.325]

Technically there isn't. But in reality, people who are buying homes are
much more concerned about the location of the house and getting along with
neighbors. Renters have less skin in the game!

Sharon



On Sun, Jul 2, 2023 at 9:24 AM Elizabeth Magill <pastorlizm [at] gmail.com>
wrote:

> I don't see any difference between renting and selling with regard to
> how to get people who will be active in community.
>
> -Liz
> (The Rev. Dr.) Elizabeth Mae Magill
> Pastor, Ashburnham Community Church
> Minister to the Affiliates, Ecclesia Ministries
> www.elizabethmaemagill.com
> 508-450-0431
>
> On Sun, Jul 2, 2023 at 10:40 AM Sharon Miller <slmiller.325 [at] gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > There’s really no problem w renting itself - the problem is when the
> homeowner prioritizes renting a home asap vs finding tenants who really
> want to live and work in community. There are legal issues if the community
> retains the right to approve or reject a potential tenant. Requirements
> that a potential renter attend events or participate in other ways prior to
> approval are unenforceable. A secondary issue is absentee landlords who
> don’t maintain their rental.
> > Sharon
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > > On Jul 2, 2023, at 4:16 AM, Melanie G <gomelaniego [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > What is the purpose of limiting renting in the first place?  It just
> > > doesn't seem to be very kind to me.--
> > > "If our voices are an essential aspect of our humanity, to be rendered
> > > voiceless, is to be dehumanized, or to be excluded from one's
> humanity" -
> > > Rebecca Solnit
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Sharon L. Miller