Cohousing-L Mailing List: EQUITABILITY RE: single and couple households

[Jean V Reese (jeanreese]

Yes, our community (and no doubt others) have different structures in
place for different things along those lines.  Specifically in our
community, each member is supposed to work four hours a month for
community service with the idea that we each use the common elements, and
a family of four would impact the common elements more than a family of
one.  (Children are encouraged to work but not expected to do so until
they turn 18.)  

Assessments and heat are levied based on the house size, not the number
of people in the house, but water usage (which is not metered separately)
is based on number of people in the house.  People are encouraged to
participate in committees, but we don't have requirements or delineated
expectations about that sort of thing.  The common costs you mentioned
are part of our assessment structure, so are based on house size. 
Maintenance costs are mixed in with that too.  For contributions to the
cost of optional workshops, etc., it's either voluntary or built into the
budget (so paid for based on house size).

Jean
Westwood Cohousing in Asheville, NC


Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 11:24:09 -0400
From: Linda Gluck/Treehouse <treehouse [at] netstep.net>
Subject: [C-L]_ EQUITABILITY RE: single and couple households
To: <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Message-ID: <BD4CE159.3699%treehouse [at] netstep.net>
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Hi all-
Has anyone dealt with the question of whether a single-person household
should be considered the same as a couple household (with or without
kids)
re:
- Work requirements
- Participation in a committee
- Common costs (common house, infrastructure, land)
- Maintenance fee
- contributing to cost of optional workshops or professionals like
facilitators
 
Thanks for your wisdom.
 
Linda Gluck
Ulster County Cohousing 

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