Re: Owner-business use of common space | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: tamgoddess (tamgoddess![]() |
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Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 08:14:25 -0800 (PST) |
If you have non-profit status, that is legally endangered when you have a for-profit business in your commonhouse. Even taking in money for meals is considered profit. I think allowing the kinds of commercial uses people have been talking about is worrisome and you should definitely have a lawyer look into it. I'm assuming laws in different states vary. Completely apart from that, I don't think fencing off parts of common land and having a daily business run out of the common house is a good idea. It changes how people feel about the space. I wouldn't even want a room in the CH set aside for someone's private use. We had a fence once and ended up taking it down. It was theoretically for the children's safety, but they could get around it, and we hated it. Taking it out was a pain in the ass. I'd think long and hard about that sort of thing before I'd agree to it. Liz -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Robert Heinich" <robert [at] enocommons.org> > Here at Eno Commons, we have a member who renting a room in the Common House. > > The room has a door with a lock. So why the room is exclusive, the use of > that > room does not prevent use of the other areas of the Common House. We use > this > income stream to pay for improvements to the Common House upstairs. The > member > create a proposal detailing some of the parameters, the community approved it > and day-to-day details is handled by the Common House committee. I believe > everyone is happy with the arrangement. > > We did have friction when another member held workshops which required the > exclusive use of the entire Common House on the weekends. The reason for the > friction was the time of exclusive use of the Common House would be when > others > would likely use it and the community derived no income/benefit from this > restriction. A Common House Usage proposal should be on our Jan 2007 > business > meeting agenda. > > Your prospective member should outline what his expectations are and what > benefits the community could expect from this use. If your group feel the > benefits are worth the restrictions, you can work on a deal. I also > recommend > an expiration date on the agreement. > > I hope this helps. > > -Robert Heinich > Eno Commons Cohousing > Durham, NC > where folks are practicing for our annual No Talent Show > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "S Fassnacht" <fassnach [at] ssc.wisc.edu> > To: <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 9:54 AM > Subject: [C-L]_ Owner-business use of common space > > > > One of our prospective new members currently has a business that they > > would bring with them to the community were they to move in. This > > business would require use of a large percentage of our outdoor > > common space for up to 3 hours a day during business hours. The > > business would also require installing a 4-foot fence to enclose that > > space. > > > > We are wondering if other communities have had experience with home > > businesses that use common elements, and if so, how it all worked out. > > > > Thanks, > > Stephanie > > Village Cohousing, Madison WI > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L/ > >
- Re: Owner-business use of common space, (continued)
- Re: Owner-business use of common space Michael Barrett, December 8 2006
- Re: Owner-business use of common space Coreen Plewa, December 8 2006
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Re: Owner-business use of common space Alexander Robin A, December 8 2006
- Re: Owner-business use of common space byron patterson, December 12 2006
- Re: Owner-business use of common space tamgoddess, December 8 2006
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Re: Owner-business use of common space S Fassnacht, December 8 2006
- Re: Owner-business use of common space Casey Morrigan, December 8 2006
- Owner-business use of common space juniperjojo, December 8 2006
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