USTU Membership Questionnaire

1) Basic Information

1. What is your full name, gender pronouns, email address, cell number, and current home address?
2. Why are you interested in living at USTU in the LA Eco-Village neighborhood?
3. How did you hear about us?
4. What languages do you speak?

2) Income

USTU seeks to be a community with a diversity of income levels. Among our goals is providing housing that is both permanently affordable and ecologically sustainable for low to moderate income households. Because we are a tax exempt public benefit 501c3 Corporation, we are committed to meeting low-income housing requirements. Please note that USTU is not able to accept applicants if your household income is over 80% AMI at this time. However, from time to time there are market rate rentals within the two block LAEV neighborhood.

1. Referring to the table below, please indicate your personal or household income as of the most recent 12 months. If you need support filling this out, please ask [email protected]
   • [ ] Under 30% AMI “Extremely Low Income”
   • [ ] Between 30% AMI and 50% AMI* “Very Low Income”
   • [ ] Between 50% AMI and 80% AMI* “Low Income”
   • [ ] Above 80% AMI*

*Area Median Income

1. Describe your source(s) of income. Please note that applicants will be provided an income verification form to complete and submit along with its required supporting documents.
2. In order to plan for ongoing low-income housing requirements, it’s helpful for us to know: Do you anticipate a significant increase or decrease in income over the next several years? Please explain.

3) Environmental Practice & Commitment

1. Tell us about any experiences studying or working on environmental, ecological, and social justice issues.
2. Describe how you get around the city.
3. Because USTU is part of the LA Eco-Village demonstration project, how do you feel about being accessible to the public, for example: public tours, media interviews, academic studies, etc., on a fairly regular basis?

4) Community Cooperation & Governance

1. Describe any experiences you have living in an intentional community or other shared living experience. Where? Describe what worked or didn’t work for you.
2. How do you deal with conflict? Do you have any training or experience in mediation, conflict resolution, non-violent communication or other communication techniques? Please describe.