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- New groups that want to jointly acquire or build a house form an association . ... The key part of the process is developing a financial plan, upon which the future rent level depends, alongside its acceptance as a part of the syndicate. ... MHS offers free volunteer assistance to ensure that the new groups are aware of all the necessary steps. When their plan is cohesive, a new project group will present the concept at the general meeting of the syndicate, held three or four times a year. (en)
- The general meeting takes place in different places on an average of three to four times a year, as required. It is always scheduled on a weekend, leaving room for exchange of information, counseling, workshops, mutual help, and the opportunity to meet people from other projects. (en)
- Initially, all the people who live in – or plan to live together in – the Mietshäuser Syndikat house form themselves into an association. (en)
- The quantity of people involved in decisions is impressive, given that discussions are open for all members and the underlying principle of consensus. No decision can be made if someone uses their veto power. (en)
- The Tenement Housing Syndicate itself is also a limited liability company, but its sole shareholder is the association of the same name, Mietshäuser Syndikat. The association is made up of all previously attached syndicate groups, house associations, and private individuals. (en)
- The association of the house's tenants owns one share and the Mietshäuser Syndikat GmbH solely owns the other share. The Mietshäuser Syndikat only has a few voting rights, the most important regarding resale of the house: the organisation will always say ‘No’ to selling the property. Reprivatisation of real estate covered by the syndicate is almost impossible. (en)
- In order to prevent such developments, all house projects of the Mietshäuser Syndikat exhibit a special feature: the title of ownership to the respective property is not in the name of the house association, but in that of a limited liability company . This house LLC has exactly two partners, the house association on the one hand, and the Mietshäuser Syndikat as a kind of control or monitoring organization on the other: in certain matters—such as the sale of a house, a conversion into condominiums, or similar access to the real estate assets—the Mietshäuser Syndikat has a voting right, namely, exactly one vote, the house association having the other. This ensures that a change in the status quo of such fundamental issues can only be decided with the consent of both partners: neither the house association, nor the Mietshäuser Syndikat can be outvoted. (en)
- ... in order for the Syndikat to acquire an interest in a house LLC, a resolution has to be adopted at a general meeting of the Mietshäuser Syndikat Association. This is where a new initiative can present its concept for a project. Prerequisites for such a resolution are self-organization, concession to the Syndikat of the right to veto any future resale of the house and/or property, participation in the solidarity transfer through payment of the solidary contribution, and the dissemination of know-how. (en)
- The Freiburg project decided to use an organisational form derived from the very core of the capitalist system: a limited liability company , which offered a vital feature—the possibility of establishing the asymmetry of its constituent entities. This meant every housing project would be given full autonomy of self-determination, with one exception: the ability to re-privatise. In this case, the right of veto belongs with the partners of the company—the entity representing the entire syndicate, meaning all housing projects associated with MHS. If one group wanted to take ownership of the building or sell it, all others in the syndicate have a tool to stop it. The road to re-privatisation was closed. (en)
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