Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohesiveness of community after a sale?

[Mac Thomson (macthomson]

I’m not sure if this will be helpful, but here’s a link to our Membership 
agreement, which seeks to ensure we maintain a strong community culture.

https://www.heartwoodcohousing.com/membership.html

-- 
Mac Thomson

Heartwood Cohousing
Southwest Colorado
http://www.heartwoodcohousing.com


"Give up your small ambitions. Come and save the world."
          - Saint Francis Xavier
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> On Jul 21, 2025, at 3:50 PM, Bob Leigh <bobleigh [at] twomeeps.com> wrote:
> 
> Two quick followup notes about Cornerstone, where I live:
> 
> Our bylaws say units are intended to be owner- occupied, so we have avoided 
> the investor issues so far.  Whole-unit rentals must not be short-term and 
> need community approval after (I think) two years.  We don't restrict 
> roommates or renting out a bedroom.
> 
> One family tried to finance a vacstion by becoming temporary AirBnB hosts but 
> this caused considerable... lively discussion and  they dropped the idea.  
> 
> I'm looking forward to hearing more about how other coho's handle sales and 
> rentals.  E have been here for almost 25 years so we're reevaluating many 
> policies and processes.
> 
> Bob Leigh
> Cornerstone Village Cohousing 
> Cambridge, MA
> 
> On Mon, Jul 21, 2025, at 5:27 PM, Muriel Kranowski wrote:
>> We just updated our whole-house (ie, owner absent) rental policy. The old
>> policy already prohibited AirBnB-type rentals and our zoning agreement
>> restricts us to a maximum of 4 whole-house rentals at a time. The update
>> requires that the owner must reside in the house for at least 2 years
>> before renting it out and can rent it out for a maximum of 24 out of 60
>> months, and we included an enforcement clause similar to how we address
>> non-payment of dues. We too want to discourage purchasers who are in it for
>> the money and to encourage a mostly stable population of residents who are
>> in it for the cohousing.
>> 
>> We've had wonderful renters who fully embraced the opportunity to live in
>> cohousing for a year, but that's not a given, plus we don't want to have to
>> absorb and orient new residents too frequently, as that poses an undue
>> burden for the Orientation team and really to all of us, and makes it
>> harder to do it well.
>>    Muriel
>>    Shadowlake Village Cohousing
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