Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing vs "traditional" self-managed community

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On May 19, 2025, at 3:47 PM, Lisa Kuntz via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] 
> cohousing.org> wrote:
> 
> We are wondering how we can inform potential members of what to expect and
> still be compliant with Fair Housing.

Being compliant with Fair Housing is simple — don’t refuse potential residents 
because they are homosexual, black, have children, etc. All the people Trump 
and his father wouldn’t rent to.

One of the warnings about coping with tyrannies is don’t comply in advance with 
an executive order or presidential declaration on TV that is illegal. What is 
going on now is that the administation is threatening violence so people will 
comply without having their orders declared illegal. They are unlikely to apply 
Fair Housing to anyone but you get the idea. They would if it served their 
puposes.

The Fair Housing law doesn't say what you must do, only what you must not do. 
You must not cherry-pick buyers to avoid living with people in the classes 
protected by the Fair Housing law.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines

“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice.” — 
Nelson Mandela