Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Unit Entitlements

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Hello Elizabeth and all Cohousers near and far – –

First, congratulations on your soon to be the building or construction phase of 
your timeline. It’s a very exciting time to see the money, time, and effort you 
put in come together and create a product you will soon call “home.”

How HOA dues – – for you called Strada – – are calculated, is a subject near 
and dear to my heart.

 But before I leave an opinion, I need the definition of what a “unit 
entitlement” is. 

I look forward to hearing other people’s information and to writing about our 
own here at
Takoma village in Washington DC. 

Again, many congratulations to everyone in your community. Maybe I can come see 
it someday. Where did you say it is located? Did I miss that?

Ann Zabaldo
Washington DC
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All tiipos ... curtesy of Siri  :-)

> On Jul 6, 2024, at 5:55 PM, Elizabeth Rosenau <ejrosenau [at] gmail.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hello!!
> 
> I’m part of a Canadian community called Compass Cohousing that’s planning to 
> starting building soon.  We are looking to engage realtors and this has 
> brought up the subject of “unit entitlements” as a component of setting our 
> monthly Strata fees.  (I believe our Strata fees may be analogous to HOA fees 
> in the USA.)
> 
> Right now we are using the square footage of each unit to calculate those 
> fees.  We realize that square footage alone is not the ideal way forward 
> because it doesn’t take into consideration the expense of operating common 
> facilities which we assume will be used by residents of all unit sizes.
> 
> Here are my questions:  What was your community’s experience deciding how to 
> calculate unit entitlements?  Has your community been satisfied with the way 
> the entitlements work or have there been struggles or pushback?  Is it easy 
> to change unit entitlements after occupancy?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any wisdom you may have to share.
> 
> Elizabeth Rosenau,  Compass Cohousing.
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