Our membership policy provides for three categories of participation in the community, as defined below. Rights, privileges and expectations for each category are shown in the grid below.
MC Cohousing Members – A community resident who has opted to become a member. Residents should tell their mentors and/or the Trustees that they wish to become members, and to make a financial pledge. (Cohousing Members who own their homes are also Unit Owners).
MC Cohousing Affiliates – An affiliate is an individual who does not live in Mosaic Commons, but has been invited to join the MC cohousing community. The rights and responsibilities of affiliates are shown in the chart below. See the full affiliate policy here.
Unit Owners – A Unit Owner is a deeded owner of a unit at Mosaic Commons. (For the purposes of this matrix, a "Unit Owner" is defined by HOA policy.) Unit Owners who are also residents may opt to become Cohousing Members as well. (Rights and responsibilities of Unit Owners beyond the community participation categories covered in this policy are detailed in the MC Declaration of Trust. This policy does not limit those rights or responsibilities.)
|
Category |
Privilege / Responsibility |
Cohousing Affiliates |
Cohousing Members |
Unit Owners |
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Email & Data Access |
Join MC community email list (and team lists as appropriate) |
Yes (encouraged) |
Yes (expected) |
Yes (expected) |
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Have access to MC wiki and website |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Community Decision Making |
Attend General Meetings and participate discussions |
Encouraged |
Expected |
Expected |
|
Participate in HOA decisions |
No |
No |
Yes |
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Participate in cohousing decisions |
No |
Yes |
No |
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Financial contribution |
Required (cohousing pledge) |
Required (cohousing pledge) |
Required (HOA fees) |
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Participate in discussion groups |
Encouraged |
Encouraged |
Encouraged |
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Use of Community Resources |
Reserve common house rooms |
Yes |
Yes |
No (except LR Tuner) |
|
Reserve entire common house |
No |
Yes |
No |
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Participate in community events |
Encouraged |
Encouraged |
Allowed - Need to provide some monetary donation to event |
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Use community amenities (e.g. Laundry, Fitness, Hot Tub, LR Video/TV) |
Yes (no fee) |
Yes (no fee) |
Yes (with fees set by room teams or Trustees) |
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Reserve hobby rooms for guest use |
At non-member rate (see HR policy) |
At member rate (see HR policy) |
At non-member rate (see HR policy) |
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Work Contribution to Community |
Participate in meals |
Encouraged |
Encouraged |
Allowed (with a per meal surcharge determined by Meals team) |
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Participate in cooking or cleanup for meals |
Expected for regular participants |
Expected for regular participants |
Expected for regular participants |
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Participate in Work Weekends |
Encouraged |
Expected |
Expected |
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Engage in work to sustain community |
Encouraged |
Expected |
Encouraged |
(Note: Individuals may be both a Unit Owner and a Cohousing Member; they can participate in both HOA and Cohousing decisions.)