heartwood Documents
The various documents listed below allow us to clearly communicate amongst ourselves how we intend to live together in community. Follow the links below to get to the documents you're looking for.
We realize that other cohousing groups sometimes model their agreements on Heartwood's and we welcome that sharing. We have built our community with the support and wisdom of those who have gone before us and we strive to pay it forward.
Agreements
Agreements are decided by the community and can only be created or revised by a community decision. Members are required to follow Agreements
Core Agreements
Membership Agreements
Process & Communication Agreements
Development Agreements
Guidelines
Guidelines are decided by teams for their areas of responsibility. Members are strongly encouraged to follow Guidelines.
Common House Guidelines
Common Facilities Guidelines
Land Stewardship Guidelines
Membership Guidelines
Process & Communication Guidelines
Resources
Resources are contributed by any member or team. Members may choose to make use of Resources as it suits them.
Membership Resources
Process & Communication Resources
Finance Team Resources
Land Stewardship Resources
Other Resources & Documents
Phone List (Mosaic password required)
Heartwood Main and Common Meals Calendars (members can edit)
Heartwood Main Calendar (view only for non-members)
decision log
Our Decision Log serves as a record of all of our community decisions, but not team decisions. Our decisions have been made according to our Decision Making & Meetings Agreement, either in Community Meetings or by Posted Decision Proposals.
Covenants
As a legal subdivision, our Homeowners Association (HOA) has Covenants, Codes, and Restrictions (covenants), which are the legal document that governs our neighborhood. In practice, we rarely refer to our covenants. They serve as a legal backup if we need them, but for our everyday life, we rely on our community agreements. Click to view our Covenants, Codes and Restrictions.
New Members Orientation
The New Members Orientation & Integration page has a full listing of resources especially for new members to help them get settled into Heartwood.
Orientation Checklist (to be completed with Sandy, the Orientation Coordinator)
Phone List (Mosaic password required)