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

[Catya Belfer-Shevett (catya]

Hi Jamileh,

I lived in a shared house (http://www.homeport.org) for quite some time, 
so I can speak to that, but I can't speak to how it might interact with 
cohousing.

        - catya

Jamileh Jemison wrote:
> 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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