Cohousing-L Mailing List: Conflict Resolution

[David (david]

Hello,
just joined this list from the first new build Cohousing in England (that's
old England U.K.) Our constitution obliges us to set up a "Disputes
Committee" to mediate and resolve conflict between members. The idea is that
members would go to the committee for possibly trivial disputes including
and especially those between friends. It would not be the last resort, but
something that we would learn to use as conflict is inevitable and issues
between individual can  be seen as communal issues and not private matters.
Have other communities used standing  disputes or resolution
committees/groups? If so how do they work and are they used and are they
successful? If you don't use formal conflict  and resolution, how do you
deal with conflict and disputes? Is it seen as a private matter between the
individuals involved? What about when members break or disregard rules?
I'm sure these things have been discussed before - so sorry for being
tedious.
Our first 8 houses will be ready next month and all 35 units will be fully
occupied by end of year.

David Michael
Springhill Cohousing
Stroud, England, UK

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