Cohousing-L Mailing List: multiple owners/single units

[Stuart Staniford-Chen (stanifor]

Joani writes:

> I believe N-Street (davis, ca) has several units multiply owned and resided
> in, even, I think, some ownership shared with persons who do not live in the
> cohousing group. Stuart, would you or someone else from N-Street tell us
> about this? 

We have (of the 13 units):

Owner occupied:                                         6
Owned by absentee landlord/lady:                        3
Owned by community member but rented to others:         3
Owned by a co-op:                                       1

The co-operatively owned house has eight or nine people who have a stake in 
it I think.  Some live in it, some live in the community but not in that 
house, and some are not community members.  I am not the best person to 
comment on how well the co-op arrangement is working out - Donna?

As to multiple residence:  5 of the units have unrelated adults living in 
them and function more or less as co-operative living arrangements within 
the larger community of N St.  We have a total of 34 adults, 10 full time 
kids, and 7 part time kids.

Stuart.