Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Common House Use

[James Kacki (jimkacki]

I agree. Well said, Rob, -an inspiration indeed.
James

Ann Zabaldo wrote:
> Dear Rob -- as usual the voice of REASON.
>
> While I certainly understand the need for security that we have  
> living in an almost completely litiginous (spel?) society your  
> arguments that the point of living in community is to live on a  
> different plane and w/ a different set of "rules" is refreshing to  
> say the least.
>
> Anyone can sue anybody for almost anything it seems.  Yes, it is true  
> that even in cohousing there ARE lawsuits but they ARE rare between  
> residents (altho' I know of two but that seems to prove the point!)   
> Rather than living by the lowest common denominator in cohousing we  
> have the opportunity to raise the bar.
>
> It is completely understandable that we bring into cohousing what we  
> know and have experienced "out there."    Living in cohousing gives  
> us the chance to push against this boundary every once in a while and  
> explore the edges of what we believe to be "true."  I suspect that's  
> what we're doing by writing to this list when we have differences of  
> opinion in our respective communities.
>
> Anyway ... good to hear your voice on this Rob!
>
> Ann Zabaldo
> Takoma Village Cohousing
> Washington, DC
>
> Where we're having this very discussion on Common House use by  
> members and "guests.
>
> On Feb 23, 2007, at 11:29 AM, Rob Sandelin wrote:
>
>
> > One of the great fears resident in people is the concept of  
> > liability. This
> > fear can sometimes override common sense to the point of absurdity.
> > Insurance companies and lawyers deal with adversarial liability  
> > issues every
> > day, cohousing communities rarely if ever deal with it. So the  
> > amount of
> > "protection" advocated by insurance companies and lawyers needs to be
> > adjusted to the on the ground realities.
>
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