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

[Elizabeth Magill (pastorlizm]

I hear that all the time, but that has not been my experience.

-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 12:38 PM Sharon Miller <slmiller.325 [at] gmail.com> 
wrote:
>
> 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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