Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland

375 readers

1 users here now

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

Dave

Australia has long debated this housing idea, but in Auckland it's already working (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 5 months ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/auckland

23 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Venator 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I think most people refer to anything that's denser than single family homes but not as dense a apartments as townhouses.

I think cross lease is a different thing and refers to how the land is divided legally? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] liv 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Definitely, if I remember right it was always cheaper to set up a cross lease than to subdivide a section, so most of the old freestanding infill falls into that category.

[–] Venator 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah also slightly denser older places like granny flats. Causes a lot of headaches down the line when shared structures need maintenance and one of the owners is a slumlord, especially with the increase in heavy rain in recent years and neglected drainage.

[–] liv 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Yeah the maintenance agreements can be a nightmare.

Also I heard a bizarre story about a cross lease neighbours at war type situation where there were no legally defined outdoor areas so these guys were hanging out on the other people's deck all the time to annoy them.