Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Pay for work

[Dorothy Stroman (gvilledorothy]

Thanks so much for your reply, Kathryn!  It will be helpful to us as we
consider whether to adopt a similar policy.

On Wed, Jul 8, 2026 at 2:49 PM Kathryn McCamant <
kmccamant [at] cohousing-solutions.com> wrote:

> At Nevada City Cohousing we have a voluntary ask. Ie “If you feel you may
> not have been able to contribute the number of work hours we need to help
> keep up our community, please make a donation to the HOA.”
>
> I think providing a buy out option is very helpful, for people who are
> traveling a lot, are no longer physically capable, or as one of my
> neighbors once said… “spending every available hour as kids sporting
> events…”. Making it voluntary means it is not financial hardship on those
> who may not have the funds, but gives people a way to assuage their guilt
> for time they were unable to contribute, and gives the HOA some always
> needed additional funds.
>
> Make sure the suggested hourly amount is enough to actually hire someone
> for non-skilled labor, at least $30/hour.
>
> Katie
>
> Nevada City Cohousing and
>
> Kathryn McCamant, President
> CoHousing Solutions
> www.cohousing-solutions.com<http://www.cohousing-solutions.com>
> 916.798.4755
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