Re: How Cohousing communities decide on new members | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: R Philip Dowds (rphilipdowdsme.com) | |
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 16:22:53 -0700 (PDT) |
I am thinking that my upstairs neighbor Bob and I are actually pretty much on the same page. Whether you are forming a club with nothing to sell, or selling a housing product you’ve successfully created, nothing prevents you from limiting membership or sales to people who can play the banjo. Thanks, RPD > On Apr 15, 2021, at 2:55 PM, Bob Leigh <bobleigh [at] twomeeps.com> wrote: > > Hi Jim, > > And here is a contrary view out of the history of Cornerstone Cohousing > (where Phil Dowds also lives!). > > You mentioned that your group is "confident about our construction loan". > It sounds as if, right now, you are _not_ selling housing but the > opportunity to join a membership group which is acting as a real estate > developer of sorts. Get a legal opinion on whether or not you're subject > to fair housing laws now, and also when you might become subject to them. > > Certainly, when units are being REsold, fair housing laws will apply. > > Bob Leigh > Cornerstone Village Cohousing > Cambridge, MA > > > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 1:06 PM Sharon Villines via Cohousing-L < > cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote: > >>> On Apr 14, 2021, at 1:16 PM, Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net> wrote: >>> >>> Regardless of FH laws I would be skeptical of trying to social engineer >> diversity. >> >> Adding to what Ann said, remember that most members will come from friends >> and friends of friends, or similar organizations — Unitarian Church, home >> schooling groups, coop bulletin boards. So one key is to diversify your >> friends and memberships. >> >> I’ve been reading a number of books on anti-racism so I can’t remember >> which book this example came from but I think it is a good one. Find an >> ambassador — a person who is a friend or a friend of a friend who is also a >> member of an organization whose members you would like to invite to join >> you. Have the ambassador introduce you at the next meeting or cocktail >> party and do an orientation. >> >> Sharon >> ——— >> Sharon Villines >> http://affordablecohousing.com >> affordablecohousing [at] groups.io >> To subscribe: >> affordablecohousing+subscribe [at] groups.io >> >> >> >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: >> http://L.cohousing.org/info >> >> >> >> > _________________________________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list -- Unsubscribe, archives and other info at: > http://L.cohousing.org/info > > >
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Re: How Cohousing communities decide on new members Ann Zabaldo, April 14 2021
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Re: How Cohousing communities decide on new members Sharon Villines, April 15 2021
- Re: How Cohousing communities decide on new members Bob Leigh, April 15 2021
- Re: How Cohousing communities decide on new members Sharon Villines, April 15 2021
- Re: How Cohousing communities decide on new members R Philip Dowds, April 15 2021
- Re: How Cohousing communities decide on new members Ann Zabaldo, April 15 2021
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Re: How Cohousing communities decide on new members Sharon Villines, April 15 2021
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Re: How Cohousing communities decide on new members Ann Zabaldo, April 14 2021
- Re: How Cohousing communities decide on new members Yochai Gal, April 14 2021
- Re: How Cohousing communities decide on new members R Philip Dowds, April 14 2021
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