Includes information about:
– external waiting lists (non-residents)
– membership process (becoming a member)
– floor plans
– leaving Woodsworth
– long-term guests
– priority waiting lists
– member absences, sublets, principal residence, home businesses allowed but no short term rentals
– proof of principal residence
– relocations, waiting lists and moves
– returning members (former members)
– teens (Turning Sixteen’s)
– wheelchair adapted units
– procedures based on Member Approval and Unit Allocation bylaw
EXTERNAL – NON-RESIDENTS OF WOODSWORTH
People who do not live in Woodsworth and have never been members of Woodsworth. Sorry, our external waiting list is full and CLOSED.
External waiting lists and moving into Woodsworth
If you have started the membership process but have not moved in yet. Or wanted a brief introduction to Woodsworth’s procedures for becoming a member and getting an apartment in Woodsworth.
Internal residents and external applicants
Membership in Woodsworth
Membership process (becoming a member), criteria, households, occupancy standards for units, principal residence documentation and more.
Floor plans – apartment and townhouse floor plans; types and sizes of units.
Relocations & moves
Includes unit condition, member deposits, maintenance issues
Unit allocation
Management is responsible for unit allocation, based on the Member Approval and Unit Allocation bylaw. External waiting list, floor plans, occupancy standards (number of residents needed for different sized units), allocating units between internal and external waiting lists.
Waiting lists and occupancy standards
Find out about units that you may request. Internal and external waiting lists.
INTERNAL – RESIDENTS OF WOODSWORTH
Members, approved long-term guests who live in Woodsworth with members, young people who have grown up in Woodsworth (Turning Sixteens (ages 16-19) or those who were previously members of Woodsworth and wish to move back (Returning Members).
Leaving Woodsworth
About moving out of Woodsworth, required written notice, what it means.
Long-Term Guests
How to become a long-term guest. How your long-term guest can become a member. The Board approves long-term guest and membership status. The Management facilitates it. The Membership Committee works on membership issues only.
Member absences, sublets, home businesses, principal residence
What is principal residence. Sub-occupancy. No Airbnb. Home businesses are permitted with certain rules and appropriate insurance.
Principal residence in Woodsworth – proof
This is a list of approved documents that internal applicants for membership can use to verify that Woodsworth is their home. Those who live here must provide two pieces of documentation from the list. Also includes Photo ID options.
Priority Waiting List and Priority Moves
What the bylaws say about priority moves in the Member Approval and Unit Allocation (Membership) Bylaw.
Returning Members
A former member may apply to become a member again. This applies to those who were members for at least 2 years. Any time as guest or long-term guest does not count. Proof is required.
Teens between 16 and 19: “turning 16s”
About membership for 16-19 year olds who live in Woodsworth. The Membership Committee is responsible for member information sessions and applications for membership. The Board approves membership. The “turning 16” process is a more relaxed process only open to applicants who are residents between the ages of 16 and 19.
Wheelchair adapted units
Woodsworth has a handful of units with adapted kitchens that are designated for those who use wheelchairs. There is a separate protocol in the Member Approval and Unit Allocation (membership) Bylaw for allocating these.
PROCEDURES based on Member Approval and Unit Allocation bylaw
Unit allocation procedures – internal and external waiting lists
Includes internal and external waiting list and making and responding to offers of units. Who can’t join the waiting list. Timelines for contacting people. Move-in dates. Special situations (priority moves and wheelchair adapted units.)
Time requirements for joining the waitlists, offers, refusals, moving dates – Membership Bylaw, Schedule B
Includes internal and external waiting lists, unit offers. This document mirrors the Membership Bylaw layout, from Article 1 to Article 7.
Membership Bylaw: member approval and unit allocation #84
The bylaw has details for all applicants and for unit allocations including relocations in Woodsworth.
Occupancy Agreement
This must be signed by all Woodsworth members.
Moving into and around Woodsworth: a guide to bylaws and policies about maintenance
Woodsworth has a number of bylaws and policies that outline the unit maintenance responsibilities of the co-operative and the members. The by-laws and policies tell you what you can expect, including unit condition.