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Formed: 1985 Established: 1986
This page last updated:5/7/2011
Dos Pinos
Davis, California,
United States
Welcome!
 Dos Pinos is a Limited Equity Nonprofit Housing Cooperative located in Davis, CA (home of the University of California at Davis).
We are a HUD Equal Opportunity Housing Cooperative. We do not discriminate against any person based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, familial status, disability, marital status, ancestry, affiliations, associations, source of income, or any other arbitrary classification.
Dos Pinos residents range in age from small children to retired persons, and come from many different walks of life. We are all interested in keeping our community a pleasant and mutually supportive place to live.
In 1984 the Davis City Council approved the construction of Dos Pinos, a limited equity housing cooperative. In the Fall of 1985 the first few of our 60 units were ready for occupancy. By March 1986 we had assumed ownership from the builder and elected our first board of directors.
Today Dos Pinos is a cooperative housing community operated by its members through an elected board of directors and a professional management company. It is a limited equity, not-for-profit corporation in which each member owns a share. The corporation holds the common mortgage, so when you “purchase” a unit, you are actually buying a share in the cooperative with the right to occupy that unit.
Through our elected Board of Directors, appointed committees, and individual community activities, Dos Pinos residents participate in policy development, administration, maintenance and the social activities of our community. Through this interaction and cooperation, we are connected with one another and we recognize our common need for security and companionship within a friendly community.
 
Contact:
Joyce Wiseman
2550 Sycamore Lane
Davis, California 95616 United States
Phone: 530-758-2550
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This page last updated:5/7/2011
 
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process: Please contact Joyce Wiseman in our office at 530 758-2550
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
No Answer Provided
Population
Members(adults and children):
60
(There are 60 shareholders (some in joint tenancy) many with families)
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
Other
(A 7-Person Board receives community input and makes decisions)
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
(We have a board, the members of which are elected to 3-year terms.)
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Labor Contribution:
Expected
Join Fee:
No
(We do have an application fee ($50 for a single applicant, $80 for two applicants))
Regular Fees:
Yes
(Monthly assessments which vary by the size of the unit)
Land and Buildings
Urban
(Davis' population is around 65,000)
Land Owned By:
The community
Number of Residences:
60
Cohousing:
No
Food, etc.
Share Community Meals:
Rarely
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
Educational Style(s):
Private school off the property
:: Public schooled
:: Other
 
 
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Cohousing The Federation of Egalitarian Communities - Communes Coop Community Cooperative Sustainable Intentional North American Students of Cooperation Global Ecovillage Network
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