[Everyone] Rental Issue: Process for Deliberation

[Vincent Wimbush]

Greetings to all.

I send here a reminder re: open forum on CP rental issue. All have
opportunity and safe space to weigh in. Weighing in is important so that
there is as much clarity as possible about where things stand among us.

I do not want to put too heavily my fingers on the scale; I really want to
facilitate conversation. Position on the issue need not be considered a
matter of personal attack or support. Focus on the issue and what it means
for our shared interests is important.

Allow me to try one approach that may help some think more and weigh on the
matter. It's a risky comparison, but here goes:

Our national political trauma being played out shows us that no set of
written laws/agreements can ever cover all contingencies or
situations, anticipate all types of psychoses on the part of leaders....
Without a broadly-shared collective sense among individuals thinking
themselves bound to one another, in a sense, owing certain things to one
another--without that sense no rules or law-writers' work will ever cover
everything to insure collective well-being.

Now to CP, one way we might think of the rental issue--and frankly, almost
all issues we may confront, from upkeep of properties, sensitivity to
noises made, the way one property presents itself to the outside, and so
forth--is to think in terms of what we owe each other. (Peace? Being left
alone? Assurance of a pleasant, beautiful environment? Doing one's part to
keep values rising?)

Is rental of one's property relevant to this way of thinking? How might one
rental or proliferation of rentals affect the other(s)? Absentee ownership
presents some obvious challenges. What are some of these challenges? Is the
owner-absentee rental situation the only rental issue that affects the rest
of us? What might an increase in either type of rental situation mean for
the rest of us?

Again, some rules may be written to cover most of what may make us anxious
today. But they will not cover all types of situations or ideas....(I am
not sure I would be as attracted to CP if I had discovered at the beginning
that there were several rental situations here...)

So I do want to raise again as a framing or guiding question--what do we
assume we owe one another? How  does this assumption get translated in the
way we comport ourselves in all respects and situations, the way we live so
interconnected with one another?

What might this mean for the issue on  the floor for discussion and
consideration?

vlw






On Thu, Sep 1, 2022 at 11:06 AM Sara Crews <sara408 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Thank you,  Vincent.   I totally agree with this approach.
>
> From my perspective,  the number of rentals within our small complex
> should be limited to 1%.  Since I reside in my home,  it should not be
> counted as a rental but as a roommate situation - just my opinion,  but
> certainly am open to everyone's thoughts.
>
> Sara
>
> On 09/01/2022 10:30 AM Vincent Wimbush via Everyone <
> everyone at chelseaplacedecatur.com> wrote:
>
>
> Greetings to all.
>
> You may recall that at our last meeting we briefly discussed the matter of
> rental of units. (Reference last posted minutes.) We established a
> committee to look into the matter. The committee has researched HOA
> documents in order to help us find clarity regarding the situation. The
> documents available have not resulted in clarifying matters. The committee
> agreed that consultation with legal professionals who work with HOAs is
> needed in order to help us clarify for our times CP HOA position on the
> issue.
>
> But before consultation with legal professionals is pursued we want to
> make sure there is a clear sense of the current owners about matters. So we
> propose the following process for consideration:
>
> 1/ Open Online Discussion--for a period of 21 days (beginning September 1,
> 2022). All are welcome and encouraged to share--on multiple occasions, if
> you like; on a range of issues/questions of importance--views in re:
> matters having to do with rental of CP TownHomes. Courtesy and respect are
> expected.
>
> 2/ At or near the end of the Open Discussion and based on issues raised
> the committee will devise a simple poll to which all will be asked to
> respond. This poll will allow us to make the collective position more
> pointed or specific.
>
> 3/ Based on the responses to the poll a statement will be composed that
> will seek to reflect the views of the majority, if not all, of the owners.
> As owners--one per unit--we will have the opportunity to vote yes or no in
> re: proposed statement.
>
> The deliberation and making of statement of agreement process will end as
> soon as is reasonable for all.
>
> I hope all of you will accept this proposal and its protocols and will be
> willing to weigh in and participate in the deliberations during the
> proposed period.
>
> This is an important matter that goes to the heart of assumptions about
> what we are.
>
> Thanks for your cooperation and participation.
>
> With receipt of this message, the floor is open to the sharing of views
> and opinions in re: Rental of Units at CP.
>
>
> Vincent L. Wimbush
>
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