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There are a number of very useful books, videos, brochures and copies of articles to assist those interested in creating and managing CLT’s including:
Institute for Community Economics
www.iceclt.org
This national organization has published a number of important books, videos, brochures and copies of articles which are available from their website including:
- Introduction to Community Land Trusts: The package includes Options and Issues in Creating a Community Land Trust; the study guide to the video Homes and Hands: Community Land Trusts in Action; excerpts from the book Affordable City; Getting Organized: A Model Development Plan for Community Land Trusts, and a series of handouts providing an overview of the CLT model.
- 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.
- Managing the Money Side: Financial Management for Community-Based Housing Organizations: For CLT’s 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.
- 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.
- 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 CLT’s 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 which is available in both English and Spanish. 1998. VHS format.
- 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 CLT’s, endorsements from people involved in CLT’s, and stories of three successful CLT’s. This is a useful tool for local CLT organizing and includes a space to fill in a local contact name. Available in both English and Spanish.
- The Community Land Trust Handbook and Profiles of Community Land Trusts: Reprints of Articles from Community Economics: 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 CLT’s, 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 CLT’s.
- Affordable Forever – Land Trusts Across the Country: Reprints of two articles from Shelterforce magazine: one, a feature article explaining the CLT model and CLT work in various parts of the country; the other, a preview of the study by John Davis and Amy Demetrowitz entitled “Permanent Affordability: Does the Community Land Trust Deliver On Its Promises – a study of resales at Burlington Community Land Trust”.
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