Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: How to assess HOA fees?

[Joel Bartlett (altairecovillage]

A suggestion: talk to Milagro Cohousing in Tucson.  They decided after a
while to make every household equal.  You might want to find out their
reasoning.

For our part, we have been able to convince our local utility company to
have just one meter for electric.  But, we still have to submeter for other
purposes - not necessarily billing.  The water company does not allow a
single meter.  We also will have electric car charging, and we have not
decided how to divvy that up.  To pay for the microgrid, each family will
get a bill - not for usage, but for a loan repayment.  Per the IRS and our
non-profit status, each homeowner is responsible for their exterior
finishes and roof.  There are no lot lines, so there will need to be an
agreed-upon landscaping maintenance that somehow will include common areas
as well as "limited" common areas such as front, side, and back yards.
Last I looked (years ago), only Trillium Hollow built common meals into
their HOA dues. So many decisions!a

Meanwhile, there are previous C-L emails about this.  Go back to your
emails in June, or I can send you threads - quite good information shared
back then.

Yours, Joel

On Sat, Oct 29, 2022 at 10:18 AM karen kitchen via Cohousing-L <
cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:

> Hi All,
> Our community, Bozeman Cohousing, is in the process of deciding the best
> way to allocate HOA dues to each unit. We have heard that some communities
> base HOA dues on square footage while others have a flat rate for each unit.
> We are wondering what basis other Cohousing communities use to determine
> HOA dues? If you have reasons for choosing a certain method? And, if you
> have run into any problems with the way HOA dues are distributed between
> units?
> We will have 18 3-bedroom units, 22 2-bedroom units, and 3 studio units.
> The largest homes are about 1,450 sq ft. and the studios are under 600 sq
> ft.
> Thanks in advance for any insight into allocating HOA dues!
> Karen KitchenBozeman Cohousing
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