Services for particular clients

I provide project counsel to community land trusts on the following matters:

  • development support for new build projects like limited equity housing cooperatives and ADU projects;

  • arrangement choice between limited equity housing cooperatives, limited equity condos, resident-owned nonprofits, resident-managed nonprofits, tenancy in common, and more;

  • agreement drafting for bylaws, ground leases, master leases, LEHC projects, limited equity condo projects, resident-owned nonprofit projects, and more;

  • regulatory agreement review and negotiation for city-subsidy programs.

Community Land Trusts

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I routinely advise groups of friends and multigenerational family groups on co-buying in California. Advice includes:

  • development support issues related to building friend and family compounds;

  • arrangement choice memos covering initial ownership structures and subsequent ownership structures, and

  • agreement drafting for the arrangement of your choice.

I maintain relationships with mortgage brokers, architects, and real estate technology companies like LiveNearFriends to help you obtain financing, find properties, put building plans together, and get across the finish line.

Friends and Family Co-Buying Groups

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I advise commercial coliving companies seeking to enter the California market generally or expand into specific cities like San Francisco or Los Angeles. Advice includes:

  • development support issues like adding ADUs with large kitchens for communal space, retrofitting commercial properties, and more;

  • California landlord-tenant law advice as it relates to coliving membership agreements;

  • how to fit within California’s functional family framework for dwelling unit occupancy;

  • local zoning law compliance for buying SRO properties, for fitting within local functional family framework’s like San Francisco’s Shared Housing Reform Act, and more.

Commercial Coliving Operators

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Testimonials

  • Our team was invigorated by Jay's ability to distill information that felt very complex, multifaceted and multi-layered for us. Jay's keen ability to listen, and summarize our team's goals, vision, and desires around coops then subsequently provide the key information we need to consider and weigh our options was truly excellent.

    — Ofelia Bello, EPACANDO and Pahali CLT

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