Cohousing-L Mailing List: Enforcing CC&Rs

[Petra Martin (petra]

Our (young) community <https://fifthstreetcommons.com/> was founded by two
couples, one of whom never lived here (but owned a unit that has since been
sold) and the other who did live here for a while (but that unit has also
been sold). They retrofitted intentional community into a former apartment
complex and outfitted us with what looks like a boilerplate set of CC&Rs
<https://fifthstreetcommons.com/governing-documents/>.

Bottom line, we inherited a bunch of rules that we had no hand in creating,
one rule is being violated (don't store stuff in the carports), and we've
been going around in circles for nine months trying to rewrite that rule in
a way that works for everyone, with no resolution in sight.

Some of us are thinking, "Hey, it seems like it might be less painful to
just enforce the rules as written," but no one has ever done that here.

So, two questions:

   - Do you have community-generated CC&Rs that you're willing to share
   with me, so we can see how other cohousing communities have written  their
   rules and agreements?
   - How do you enforce your community's rules? What are the
   steps/escalations? (These
   <https://www.hoamanagement.com/how-can-hoa-enforce-rules-regulations/> feel
   fairly standard for HOAs but don't necessarily seem like a perfect match
   for cohousing/intentional communities).

Thank you for helping us work through this!

Petra Martin (board president)
360.202.7403
*WhatsApp* <https://wa.me/13602027403>