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Available from the Institute for Community Economics
To order items from the following list, call ICE at (413) 746-8660, fax (413) 746-8862 or print and mail in order form.
The Community Land Trust Legal Manual
This manual, prepared by ICE's community land trust legal task force, provides community land trusts and their lawyers with information about legal issues regarding organizational structure, separate ownership of land and buildings, ground leases, and equity limitation. Includes model documents. 240 pages, 1991. Revision due out in 2001.
$100.00 ($50.00 for CLT Network members) Ç prices include revised edition when available.
Managing the Money Side: Financial Management for Community-Based
Housing Organizations
For CLTs and other community-based housing organizations, Managing the Money Side identifies the types of financial problems that can overwhelm an organization without an adequate accounting system. The manual then leads readers through the process of developing sound budgeting, accounting and reporting systems. Written for ICE by Kirby White and funded by Metropolitan Life Foundation. 136 pages, 1994.
$50.00 first copy (discounts: $35.00 Ç Community Organizations; $25.00 Ç CLT Associates; $20.00 Ç CLT Affiliates) $20.00 for each additional copy
A Guide to Resident Selection and Education for Community Land Trusts
From the initial step of reaching out to potential residents, to the selection process itself, to ongoing education and support for leaseholders, this guide will inform readers of the steps in an effective resident selection process. 61 pages, 1991.
$8.00 ($6.50 for CLT Affiliates and Associates)
Community Land Trust Homeownership Program Manual
By Burlington Community Land Trust. This technical assistance guide focuses on BCLT's "buyer-initiated" CLT homeownership program. It addresses legal, marketing and financing issues, qualification and education of homebuyers, resales, bargain sales, leaseholder services, and more. 81 pages, 1994.
$22.50
Articles from ABA Journal of Affordable Housing, Focus: Long Term
Affordability, Spring, 1992
This series of articles includes: Community Land Trusts and Ground Leases , by David Abromowitz, 3 pages; Cooperatives and Mutual Housing Associations , by David H. Kirkpatrick, 2 pages; Resale Restrictions and Leverage Controls , by Michael F. Keeley and Peter B. Manzo, 3 pages; and Long-Term Affordability and Tax Credits , by Jeffrey Kuta, 3 pages.
$1.50 for the series of articles (includes postage)
The Burlington CLT as a Private Complement to Public Land and Housing
Programs: A Policy Proposal
By the Community and Economic Development Office, City of Burlington. Proposals for city programs to cooperate with and encourage the development of the BCLT. 12 pages, 1984.
$2.50 (includes postage)
Video: Homes and Hands: Community Land Trusts in Action
Produced by the Academy Award winning filmmakers of Women's Educational Media, in collaboration with ICE, Homes and Hands: Community Land Trusts in Action is a dynamic introduction to the community land trust (CLT) model. It features the stories of CLTs in Durham, North Carolina, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Burlington, Vermont. Homeowners, board members, CLT staff and local city officials tell their stories of how a CLT has made a difference in their communities. The video provides an excellent introduction to the CLT concept and how it addresses land and housing issues in diverse communities across the United States. Comes with a 23-page companion guide. This Guide available in English or Spanish. 1998. VHS format.
$100.00 Institutions, $60.00 , Community Organizations, $20.00 , Developing CLTs, $10.00 , additional copies for CLT Associates and Affiliates
BROCHURE: Introducing Community Land Trusts
A concise, compelling brochure introducing community land trusts, explaining the importance of community control of land and including a description of the essential features of CLTs, endorsements from people involved in CLTs, and stories of three successful CLTs. This is a useful tool for local CLT organizing and includes a space to fill in a local contact name. 1993. Also available in Spanish. 1999.
$25.00 for 100 copies, $.20 each after 100 (ask for free sample)
The Community Land Trust Handbook
The Handbook , prepared by ICE and published by Rodale Press, includes a description of the community land trust model and its theoretical basis, nine case studies of early CLTs, and practical advice on organizing, financing and developing a CLT. With pictures, illustrations and an easy-to-read format, this book is a key resource for anyone interested in CLTs. 228 pages, 1982.
$7.00
Contested Ground: Collective Action and the Urban Neighborhood
By John Emmeus Davis. This book examines the domestic property interests of people within urban neighborhoods and the organization. 32 pages. I999.
$10.00
Of People and Land: Telling Our Stories, Building Homes, Creating
Community
By OPAL Community Land Trust. This book is a heartfelt portrait of 18 families and the community land trust that brought them together in one neighborhood Full color photos of the families, their neighborhood, Opal Commons, and their island home in Washington State 's San Juan Island . The narrative reveals the struggles and triumphs of individuals with no prior experience in non-profit housing. They form a group, define common goals, secure funding, build their first neighborhood of 18 homes, and go on to build a second neighborhood of 24 additional homes. During their first ten years, they form strong community bonds and create a successful organization. 32 pages. I999.
$10.00
The CLT Network has two levels of membership.
The CLT Network Steering Committee
c/o The
Institute for Community Economics
57 School
Street
Springfield
MA 01105 -1331
(413)
746-8660 Fx (413) 746-8862
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