Collective Housing Property

Collective Housing Property:

      

v   Collective property is a type of property owned by a group of people.

v   Collective forms of property are prolific across the globe.

v   Collective property regimes exist in countries in the Global North and Global South, in rural and urban settings, and under a wide variety of political structures.

v   This form of property has existed for hundreds of years and remains common today for many cultures, across social democracies and indigenous communities. 

v   Property collectively owned is not an alternative to the norm: it has existed far longer than private property system. 

v   Collective property is widely supported by governments and organizations across the world, such as in Sweden, Urugury, Canada, India, and the United States.

v   Uniao Nacional por Moradia Popular (unmp) is working to normalize and scale up the choice of collective property in Brazil through its Legal Framework for Self-Management Law.

v   Collective property has the potential high-quality, permanently affordable housing for those who need it most. It acts as a gateway to more opportunities, higher quality of life, and better neighborhoods.