If your co-op has vacancies for any other reason, we suggest you try these ideas.

Housing co-operatives are membership organizations. People can become their members. Their memberships are what define them.

Ask your average co-op member what their co-op’s biggest problem is. It’s likely that they’ll say, “lack of participation”.

“A cooperative is a voluntary’ contractual organization of persons having a mutual ownership interest in providing themselves a needed service(s) on a nonprofit basis.

Cooperatives are enterprises that are democratically owned and controlled by the people who benefit from them and are operated collaboratively for the purpose of providing services to these beneficiaries or...

This tool is not a complete handbook for your cooperative. Rather, it serves as a framework for you to create a handbook for the members of your cooperative staff who work...

Sample Income Disclosure Form

Higher vacancy rates in many communities mean co-ops now have to pay more attention to filling units.

Policies and Procedures for Resident Selection and Occupancy

One of the fundamental principles of cooperatives is that they are controlled democratically by the members who use them.

Please rate your level of agreement or disagreement with the following statements on a five-point scale, with '1' meaning you strongly disagree and '5' meaning you strongly agree. Circle the...

Staying Relevant Survey shows co-ops remain vital for members

*Samples provided by contributing participants of ASAE1’s Executive Section listserv – Spring 2005.

Sample Membership Agreement

Sample Membership Agreement and Disclosure Document

Sample Membership and Occupancy Contract

Sample Multifamily Unit Inspection

Sample Occupancy Agreement

The Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada and the Agency for Co-operative Housing recently completed a pilot project to test for radon gas in selected housing co-operatives.

This guide is designed for use by housing cooperative boards of directors, resident members, and co-op partners. It defines what a cooperative is, highlights the history of the cooperative movement,...

Temporary rental assistance is funding to support housing providers in delivering affordable accommodations to low-income individuals and families. The temporary rental assistance is available to housing providers for federally administered...

This Facilitators’ Handbook is designed for use by in-house or independent facilitators who will be directly involving tenants.

Sample tenant-selection-plan

Ask association board members to “define excellence,” and the answers vary. Here are the thoughts of 40 volunteer leaders.