Re: Affordable Cohousing
From: Chris Hansen (itschrishansengmail.com)
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:29:36 -0700 (PDT)
I'm interested in this too.
We do have affordable housing and are looking to expand it considerably.
One of the risks if the educating/acquainting process is not done carefully
is that people join the community because they want an affordable house
(and we are in an extremely desirable area), and they may not be committed
to the values, principles and just plain hard work that CoHousing requires.
We've mostly been blessed with wonderful co-residents- _and_ with
considerable expansion in the offing, this is also a concern.
Thanks

On Mon, 19 Apr 2021 at 16:09, Diana Stanley <lusty [at] lusty.org> wrote:

> Zev,
>
> Is this process written into your governing documents? Was it vetted by a
> real estate attorney? Would you be willing to share the parts of your
> governing documents that outline this process? Does it only apply because
> the applicants are buying below-market-rate properties?
>
> My community is currently struggling with what sort of processes we can
> write into our governing documents to achieve exactly the process you
> describe for prospective new members of the community. We don't actually
> deny anyone, however we want to require all of them to go through all the
> steps you describe, so they and we are certain they know what they're
> buying into.
>
> Thanks,
> Diana
> Phoenix Commons, Oakland, CA
>
> > On Apr 19, 2021, at 11:11 AM, Zev Paiss <zevpaiss [at] gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Ann,
> >
> > Buyers pre-qualify with the City affordable housing program and get
> pre-approved by a lender as part of that process.
> >
> > Before COVID our community required that all applicants complete a
> goodness of fit questionnaire, attend an open house, a meal and a business
> meeting so we can meet them and they can see what we are all about. A small
> committee of 4-6 people whittle down the pool of qualified applicants to a
> small handful and then pass them along to the seller to make the final
> decision.
> >
> > Zev Paiss
> > Nomad Community Room Coordinator
> > 1410 Quince Avenue, Boulder CO 80304
> > 720-925-5161
> >
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