Horizontal Housing

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  • 2 followers

About the Community

  • Established
  • Urban

What we do

Horizontal Housing Co.(HH) is a non-stock corporation formed by members of Baltimore Free Farm collective (BFF) in 2013. Baltimore Free Farm and Horizontal Housing are closely related. Together, they collaborate on mutual aid projects like food distribution and food not bombs, and steward 3 garden spaces and a warehouse space in a addition to the 3 rowhomes that make up the housing co-op.

Our Vision

Horizontal Housing is committed to cooperative living and collective ownership in urban spaces. We are working towards a world where sustainable living, social justice, and community activism are central values.

Our Mission

Horizontal Housing is committed to cooperative living and collective ownership in urban spaces. We are working towards a world where sustainable living, social justice, and community activism are central values.

  • Community type
  • Commune
  • 9 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
Total
9

How to join

First a tour, virtual or in person. Then once you have filled out an application and a written a letter of interest, we may schedule a dinner or virtual meeting with you to get to know you better, and you us. If we think we are good fits for each other, we’ll ask you to move in for a 3 month to 1 year trial period. You are eligible for full membership at 1 year.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

Send us an email!

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Economic model

  • Complete Income-Sharing

All member income goes into common pool for community use.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • Members need to pay fees, dues, or similar to live there on a per month or per year basis
  • There is a labor obligation

Additional economic information

Monthly fees/dues: Yes (amount not specified)
Labor required: Yes
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes
We toyed with the idea of income sharing on and off, but have never put anything in place.

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Common House, Garden(s), Outbuilding(s), Stage or Auditorium, Fire pit, Internet

Frequency of communal meals

  • About once a week

Substance use culture

  • Substance use appears in public spaces but no pressure

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a Land Trust, Home Owners Association, or corporation

Setting

  • Urban

Within city limits with access to urban amenities and infrastructure.

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%
  • Land area size
    .1 acres

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Location

  • Maryland, United States

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