This is a copy of the old version of the Membership Process questionnaire. A lot of the questions were added without community approval so it was revised to meet the community’s expectations. To see a copy of the current questionnaire visit this page: Questionnaire
1. How did you hear about us?
2. Do you have experience living in community? Where? References? Describe what worked or didn’t work for you.
3. Do you have experience studying or working on ecological/environmental issues? Describe.
4. Do you smoke? We don’t accept smokers for residency in buildings that owned by CRSP.
5. Do you have an animal? Currently, we do not accept any new animals in buildings CRSP owns, although there are occasional exceptions on a case by case basis with exclusively indoor cats.
6. Do you have a car? How attached are you to it?
7. Where are you from?
8. What have you studied?
9. What languages do you speak?
10. What are some of your skills, hobbies, aspirations, work experiences, life experiences?
11. How do you deal with conflict?
12. Do you have any training in consensus decision making or working with conflict?
13. If you are from out of town, why do you want to live in Los Angeles?
14. Have you had experience before living in an inner city location?
15. How long term are your residency plans for living in LAEV?
16. Why do you want to live at LAEV? Your interest in being part of an eco-village demonstration project? Part of an intentional community? Other?
17. Are you interested in the possibility of purchasing a co-op apartment unit in Eco-Village which would be permanently affordable?
18. Are you familiar with the cohousing concept?
19. What are some of your favorite things to do for fun, recreation, leisure?
20. Tell us about how you relate to children.
21. Because Eco-Village is a demonstration project, how do you feel about being accessible to the public, e.g., public tours, media interviews, academic studies, etc., on a fairly regular basis?
22. From what you have heard or read about LAEV, what are some of the projects or activities that are of particular interest to you here?
23. Would you say that you fall in the low, moderate or middle-income category (with middle income being about $30,000 for a single person household)? What income level do you expect to be at within a year or two or three from now?
24. What personal growth issues do you feel you need or want to work on, if any, during your residency at LAEV?