I don’t live in the Bay Area, nor do I wish to move there, but I have some thoughts.
It may be that the way to accomplish this is to start a housing co-operative, or a non-profit organization.
The Rochdale principles, which many co-operatives adopt are:
Open, voluntary membership.
Democratic governance.
Limited return on equity.
Surplus belongs to members.
Education of members and public in cooperative principles.
Cooperation between cooperatives.
If that seems like something you can live with, then you might want to go the co-op route. If you want to have more control over who joins, and the “open voluntary membership” is a sticking point, then a non-profit might serve your needs better.
In Canada, where I live, becoming a registered charity is much more difficult than becoming a non-profit. In the United States, it is easier to get charity status. My friendly neighbourhood local makerspace, founded by a bunch of my friends, decided to be a non-profit rather than a registered charity or a co-op.
You might find resources related to housing co-operatives or non-profit governance that could help. They have some experience with being able to resolve disputes and keep community standards. I know of some where I live, but I’m not familiar with what’s available in the Bay Area. Resources about intentional communites might help too. This is anecdata, but I’ve heard mostly horror stories about intentional communites, and mostly good things about co-ops, and co-ops near where I live in Ontario are sought-after places with long waiting lists even when they don’t include government-funded subsidized housing, so if I was going to set this up I’d lean more toward the co-op side of things.
I don’t live in the Bay Area, nor do I wish to move there, but I have some thoughts.
It may be that the way to accomplish this is to start a housing co-operative, or a non-profit organization.
The Rochdale principles, which many co-operatives adopt are: Open, voluntary membership. Democratic governance. Limited return on equity. Surplus belongs to members. Education of members and public in cooperative principles. Cooperation between cooperatives.
If that seems like something you can live with, then you might want to go the co-op route. If you want to have more control over who joins, and the “open voluntary membership” is a sticking point, then a non-profit might serve your needs better.
In Canada, where I live, becoming a registered charity is much more difficult than becoming a non-profit. In the United States, it is easier to get charity status. My friendly neighbourhood local makerspace, founded by a bunch of my friends, decided to be a non-profit rather than a registered charity or a co-op.
You might find resources related to housing co-operatives or non-profit governance that could help. They have some experience with being able to resolve disputes and keep community standards. I know of some where I live, but I’m not familiar with what’s available in the Bay Area. Resources about intentional communites might help too. This is anecdata, but I’ve heard mostly horror stories about intentional communites, and mostly good things about co-ops, and co-ops near where I live in Ontario are sought-after places with long waiting lists even when they don’t include government-funded subsidized housing, so if I was going to set this up I’d lean more toward the co-op side of things.