Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Bylaws Question

[Muriel Kranowski (murielk]

We significantly redid our bylaws last year to better reflect what we do
especially wrt governance. One way to avoid the conflict you've noted is to
say as little as possible in the bylaws about specific practices but rather
to refer to "binding consensus agreements" where those practices *are*
described or prescribed or prohibited. We share a folder containing our
consensed agreements and policies with prospective purchasers. If reading
our policies puts off some of them, that's a win for them and for us.
    Muriel @ Shadowlake Village

On Tue, Jan 9, 2024 at 1:22 PM Kenneth Schachter <mekerabe [at] gmail.com> 
wrote:

> Newer members in our community are concerned that our practices don’t match
> our bylaws and are not moved by the explanation that our bylaws need to
> conform to the expectations of regulatory agencies and lenders while our
> practices are modeled on Cohousing principles.  Does your community have
> bylaws that fully conform to your Cohousing practices? If so, has that
> approach caused any problems? If your community's bylaws do not conform,
> how do you explain that difference to new members?
>
> Kenneth Schachter
>
> Milagro Cohousing
>
> www.milagrocohousing.org
>
> Tucson, AZ
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