Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing Alternative -Reply

[Pablo Halpern (phalpern]

Bill Dean Wrote:
>My impression is that one of the factors that distinguishes cohousing from
>other forms of intentional community is its inclusiveness.  I understand
>that if someone in a cohousing place moves out, the others have no say as
>to who buys the house and moves in to replace them.  The only admissions
>group would be mortgage lenders, and they are not cohousing residents.

New View has the right of first refusal in our condo docs. We do not intend
to excercise a lot of control over who can move in, but we would like to be
able to prevent terrible mismatches from occuring. We don't think we need to
define right now what kind of buyer we might need to scrutinize, only that
we'll know one when we see one.
- Pablo

Pablo Halpern            phalpern [at] truffle.ultranet.com          (508) 
435-5274
New View Cohousing, Acton, MA