Stone Soup Cooperative Leland House Openings ($390 – $550/mo)
Jan 15th, 2010 by terry
Leland House Co-op
- February – member openings
- Mid-February – 3 month sublet, with an option of staying on as a full member beginning in May
- May – member openings
Do you find joy in your life? Do you care about social justice and community? Then share a big, beautiful house with good people at a low price. Leland House, which was founded in 2000 in the Uptown neighborhood, is one of three houses that is a part of Stone Soup Cooperative.
You would live with 11 other folks with 3 floors and a basement. All members have their own bedroom. New members are asked to sign a one-year commitment, at which point they become a part owner of the house. The house operates as a community in several basic ways. First, there are house dinners 4 nights a week, for which everyone takes turns cooking. There are also weekly cleaning and long-term house maintenance jobs. The house holds meetings about three times a month to discuss house matters. Meetings are conducted using the consensus process, which means that each member has an equal say in the decision-making process. Finally house and all-community retreats are held a couple times a year.
The house is a large family-style home that includes six bathrooms, a huge front porch, free laundry, bike space, original fixtures, hardwood floors, and is less than a 10-minute walk from the Red Line train and Ravenswood Metra line. The room cost, which includes utilities and internet access, ranges from $390 to $550, depending on room size. There is a food share of $110 a month. Each member also contributes a one-time refundable payment of $1000, which goes towards the cost of the mortgage. This amount can be paid in installments, and it is not intended to be a hardship or deter anyone from becoming a member of the house. People of color and members of marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply, and families are welcome. Pets can be considered on a case-by-case basis.
To learn more about the house, and find out about the membership application process, please contact Dana, the membership coordinator, at membershipleland@gmail.com or 773-878-3225.
Stone Soup Leland House, 1430 W. Leland, http://www.stonesoupcoop.org