Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Rental policies

[Mary Ann Clark (drmaryann]

On Apr 16, 2011, at 3:27 PM, Richart Keller wrote:

> 
> Hi all
> 
> We are considering changing our policies with regard to rental units and
> would appreciate any guidance based on the experience/policies of other
> cohousing communities 
> 
> Specifically, for your community:

Manzanita Village CoHousing, Prescott, AZ
> 
> 1) How are the rental units owned?  Public agency, community, community
> resident, nonresident individual, other _________ ?

All of our units are individually owned. We have 33 households, 7 are rented 
full-time and 2 belong to seasonal residents who rent in the off-season 
(summer) or to long-time visitors (several weeks at a time).
> 
> 2)  What policies do you have with regard to renters?  

Renters are considered full members of the community with the rights and 
responsibilities of members.
> 
> 3)  What, if any, specific reasons or goals do you have for providing rental
> houses?

I don't know if we have goals, per se, but full-time rentals are provided by 
people who built in the community but for one reason or another can't live here 
or who built a spec house and are renting it til the market improves or to 
provide income for themselves and sometimes, additional folks for the community 
when they can't be here.
> 
> 4)  Any advice for communities who are considering offering or allowing
> rentals?

Our best renters want to live in community but for a variety of reasons can't 
buy a unit. However, we also have/have had renters who have no connection to 
the community.
> 
> 
> (FYI -- like many cohousing communities, our underlying legal structure is
> as a condominum, we are permitted as a planned residential development, and
> our local permit includes some restriction on rentals.)

We are an HOA with individual homes.

Mary Ann

> 
> Thanks in advance for any thoughts, suggestions, etc.
> 
> Rick
> 
> 
> 
> Richart Keller, AICP
> Pioneer Valley Cohousing
> 120 Pulpit Hill Road #25
> Amherst, MA 01002
> 413-835-0011
> 401 486-2677 (cell)
> 
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