Here's what you'll learn from Community Led Housing: A Cohousing Development Approach
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What Is Cohousing?
Our Journeys
What Is CDC?
Why Have We Written This Book?
Self-Responsibility and Self-Development
Collaboration
Consensus Decision-Making
Community Led Housing Development Is a Business
What You Can Learn from This Book
The Main Ingredients
Typical Steps for Development
Get Started
Set Up the Development Corporation
Determine the Community Organizational Structure and Build Membership
Undertake the Design and Development
Construct the Project
Completion
Success Rates
Impediments to Success
Why Success Is Important
The Importance of Member Involvement
The Organizational Structure for the Professional Team
Professional Roles and Capabilities
How to Find the Right Professionals
Why Organizational Structure Matters
CDC-Recommended Organizational Structure
Meeting Types
Typical Roles and Responsibilities of Members
Communication Systems
Information Management
Meeting Management
Organizational Structure and Change
Deciding How to Decide
Why Use a Consensus Approach?
Phases of Consensus Decision-Making
Normal Decision Process
Voting Alternative Process
Delegating Decision-Making Authority
Other Tools to Support Collaborative Decisions
What Matters Most
Membership
Power and Social Capital in Building Community
Outreach
Priorities for Design
Affordability
Designing for Community Rather than Individuals
Customization and Optional Upgrades
Working with Design Professionals
Preliminary Programming
The Design Workshops
Land Use Designation and the Regulatory Process
Working with Municipal Staff and Officials
Working with Neighbours
Developer Information Meetings and Public Hearings
Government Legislation
Selecting a Lawyer
Legal Structure Overview
Legal Structure for Development
Legal Structure for Home Ownership
Legal Agreements and Considerations
Setting Up the Development Company
General Administration and Record-Keeping
Disclosure Statement
Purchase Agreements
Non-Market Housing Agreements
Transfers Prior to Completion
Transition at Completion
Financing the Development
Financial Phases
Estimating Project Costs
Home Pricing
Non-Market Housing Financial Implications
Home Selection Process
Pricing and Paying for Optional Upgrades
Homeowner Financing
Furnishing the Common House
Financial Management
Managing Cash Flow
Dealing with Unsold Homes
Initiation
Site Selection Criteria
Elements of a Preliminary Feasibility Study
Review Project Objective
Finding and Securing a Site
Site Feasibility
Overview of Construction Delivery Methods
Construction Contracts
CDC’s Recommended Approach
Finding and Selecting the Construction Contractor
Preparing for Construction
Managing Shortfalls or Excess Contingency
Insurance for Completed Building
Municipal Property Taxes
Occupancy Permit
Paying Off the Construction Loan
Closing Documents
Homeowner Financing
Completion Coordination and Warranty Period Protocol
Homeowner Warranty and Maintenance Manual
Monthly Maintenance Fees
Company Requirements after Move-In
Adjusting Expectations
Community Agreements: An Overview
Governance: Transition from Development Phase to Strata
Living in Community Tasks and Participation
Organizational Structure after Move-In
The Destination
A Overview of Completed Projects Managed by CDC
B Legal Structures and How Cohousing Fits
C Examples for the Use of Coloured Cards
D Examples of Optional Upgrades
E Municipal Policies Supportive of Cohousing
F Example of a Development Proforma
G Example of a Maintenance Manual’s Table of Contents
H Comparisons of Some Different Organizational Structures
I Examples of Plenary Worthy Scenarios