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Repairs and Maintenance Policy Guidance
If a community-led housing (CLH) organization has not agreed on policies and procedures, it means that either all decisions must be made at governing body meetings or individuals must make...
Resident Retention
You and I work in an industry that experiences significant fluctuations in occupancy, and those same fluctuations also apply to our cash flow.
Revolving Patron-Member Equity in Cooperatives
Cooperatives are organized to provide goods or services to their patron member owners, not financial returns to investors.
RISK Awareness
Risk management encompasses awareness of potential risks, their avoidance or mitigation, and ongoing monitoring.
risk management policy 
Rule Creation & Enforcement A Beginner’s Guide for Board Members
As a member of a homeowners’ association (HOA), you’re legally required to follow all rules and regulations. At first glance, having rules for a neighborhood or community may seem restrictive;...
Rules of Cooperative Group
The governance arrangements as set out in the Rules and Regulations will be subject to ongoing review and will be formally reviewed within three years of 1 September 2014 and...
Sample Articles of Incorporation – CA-
Sample Articles of Incorporation
Sample Format of Cooperative Articles of Incorporation
Sample Articles of Incorporation
Sample Legal Documents 
Sample Policies for Cooperatives
The overall objective of this publication is to provide directors and managers of farmer cooperatives with guidelines for writing, adopting, and implementing policies.
Sample Policy Manual 
Sample Resale Policy Amendment to Proprietary Lease
Sample Resale Policy Amendment to Proprietary Lease
secondary rules
These secondary rules, also known as standing orders, apply to co-ops managed by general meetings. • This document is designed to give backup to the primary rules, and together these...
Section 236 Cooperative Prepayment 
Self-Assessment Workbook
This Workbook complements the information provided in, and should be read in conjunction with the Guidance Note: Corporate Governance – Board of Directors and other relevant DICO publications.
Self-defined rules, common
Self-defined rules, common resources, motivations, and incentives in cooperative firms
Shareholder Rights and Responsibilities
Being a shareholder comes with unique rights, responsibilities, and privileges.
Simply Legal- All you need to know about legal forms...
All you need to know about legal forms and organizational types for co-operatives and community-owned enterprises
Stable Home Ownership in a Turbulent Economy Delinquencies and Foreclosures...
The study examined mortgage delinquency and foreclosure rates among owner-occupants of resale-restricted houses and condominiums in community land trusts (CLTs) across the United States, comparing CLT results to rates of...
State of Wisconsin 2017 Wisconsin act 76
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in the Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Stock v. Nonstock Cooperatives in Wisconsin
The advantage of incorporating as a stock cooperative is the flexibility that the structure provides for raising equity capital now or at a later date.
Strategic Governance 
suggestions on building a rent policy
Before a building begins to collect rent, the association should write and approve a rent policy. This will clarify the rules and procedures for rent collection, preventing future conflicts and...