Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Enforcing CC&Rs

[Lisa Kuntz (lisa.kuntz]

Good questions, Petra!

I'll keep an eye on the answers, since it's a concern that many, perhaps
most, cohousing communities have!

We here at Daybreak Cohousing are exploring that topic right now.

How can we work together to care for the physical and social aspects of our
community and make sure that everybody is included and on-board?

Lisa Kuntz
Daybreak Cohousing
Portland OR

On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 8:31 AM Petra Martin <petra [at] petramartin.com> wrote:

> 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>
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