Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: PODs - SHARED HOUSES IN COHOUSING

[Jamileh Jemison (jamilehster]

Hello everyone,
I didn't see any traffic on this topic so I wanted to appeal again to anyone
who might have a story or opinion about this.

As a single person who might not be able to afford a market value unit by
themselves, but is very interested in joining the right community this might
prove to be a good solution.  However, I can think of a number of concerns:
A community within the community may develop. A reality with pros and cons.
How would this household's contribution to the greater community be
assessed? Would financial participation be prorated if that household was
not full?
Would the members of the household be chosen by the larger community or just
that household?

Thanks for all the insights on this list.

Cheers,
Jamileh


On 8/6/07, Linda Gluck <treehouse [at] netstep.net> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
> We are considering creating a shared house among the duplexes and
> singles of our cohousing community. It would be shared by 4 or 5
> residents, and owned together as a partnership. Each person would
> have 2 rms + bath, with common space for all.
>
> Has this been tried? How well does it work? How easy is it to replace
> a departing resident? What problems/pros/cons have been experienced?
>
> Thanks,
> Linda Gluck
> Co-General Manager
> Legacy Farm Cohousing aka Ulster County Cohousing LLC
> Rosendale, NY 12561
>
>
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