We are a group of students living together. Formally we are a Washington state non-profit called Sherwood Housing. Sherwood Housing owns our home and each member nf our house is a board member of that corporation. Less formally, we take turns cooking and cleaning for one another. We share dinner together every night at 6:30. We have monthly house meetings where we discuss everything from how to maintain our house structurally to how to maintain it emotionally. We all experience the staisfactions of owning a home and living with people we love.
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| setting |
legal structure: not-for-profit corporation
surroundings: big city
land ownership: self-owned
building ownership: self-owned
neighbors: neighbors are friendly
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| population |
total number of people: 14
ideal or planned maximum number of people: 14
adults (20-60): 14
females: 7
males: 7
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| housing |
number of buildings: 1
number of housing units: 1
number of bedrooms: 14
house sharing: 2 or more units or families per building
roommates: one room per adult
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| sharing |
income sharing: fixed (rent-like fee which is pooled together)
communal meals: one meal a day is communal
communal food: most food is communal
tools and machinery: most tools and machines are shared
motor vehicles: vehicles are private property
bicycles: some bicycles are public
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| ethnicity |
ethnic diversity: open to all yet unintentionally not diverse
white / caucasian: majority
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| government |
common political theme: no official theme
selecting leaders or centrals: no leaders by principle
decision making: done by consensus
rules: a few maxims which decisions and agreements must respect
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| partaking users |
tealexus, current member
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last updated 2004/06/02
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