THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST A Guide to a New Model for Land Tenure in America Incenational dependence sia West Road, Box 183, Asi, Massachusetts 01431 Robert S, Swann, Diectoe ‘Shimon Gotwchak Edward Webster Pbihed by Center fo Community Economic Development 1878 Mawachowts Avene Cambridge, Mapas 02140 won 2007 rape by BR ofVernant be Webster 588 Uppor Dover Road Wer, VF 05963 Design and Layout: Lana KurtzContents Preface wa Foreword and Acknowledgements & {Introduction xu Historia Preodens a Evolution and Effet of Land Tenure Practes xv 1s There Way Out wi Part On CChapter One: The Community Land Trust ' Defining he Conerniy Land Test 1 Applications of the Conmoniy Land Test Concept 2 Paita Oimensons. 4 Chapter Two: Experiments in Community Landholding 7 Foreign Models 7 [fon Wt Cid ~ Gondor ~ Jk Nao Fan ‘amarcan Experiments 0 tiga amen Tos Eni — Homa Commas Chapter Three: One Experiment: Organizing New Communities Inc. 16 "New Communit, In. ~The Eat Years 16 Exploring the Feasilty of a Land Trust Progam 7 Farm of Ownership: The Lenhold Principle 18 Preliminary Oruiratonsl Sroctare 3 ‘The Proce of Inerportion| 2» Loertion of the Ofce a Financing the nial Land Purchase 2 “The Reaity: Bulg the Community esPart Two: Doing It Chapter Four: Getting Started nial Considerations and Relationships The Issue of Control and Exercise of Trosteship Eel and reg Bas for Reo Tein” Suc Poms econ ‘Geoerat Orpization and Structure Use of Existing v. New Trust Organizations ‘Choosing the Legal Entity Raaton 10 Other Organizations {lea somo" Commuiy Deeopment Corporation ~ Town Carpraton (or Govming Emir Patiipation (Chart: New Communities, Ine. Model ‘Chart 2 Regional Land Trust Model ‘Chapter Five: Internal Organizational Structure Aides of Orgnizaton Bylaws ‘Seecton ofthe Board ‘Spat Bylaw Provisions ‘irom Pao St Tannese — Si of Pate oper n Tat ‘Acdiioal Stvture (Chart 3: intemal Structure of «Regional Land Trust CChapter Six: Land Selection and Acquisition Pasite Sources of Comunity Development Land nt red Fear! Lis” Connie Pat Land — Eclat Covamed Prim Owners Lan Late Aeon" Stt Pcie Boying La Chae Soe Fn Fy SS tes Lee eo cantons Hig oe i faecal ai dee oe ieee Stiacs Frater cee nr ans i (pe Tx) BER eeuy st s