[sudo-discuss] Invoice #132 from Omni Oakland Commons

[Alice Rosenthal]

> On Jan 28, 2015, at 10:46 AM, Sarah Pritchard <sarahloupritchard at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi there!
> See below for a link to Sudo Room's invoice for January's shared expenses at the Omni. Take a look and let me know if you have any questions.
> 
> For your reference, here is the breakdown of the Omni's total expenses (utilities, taxes, & insurance) from this month:
> PG&E: $691.74
> EBMUD: $390.09
> Waste Management: $60.21
> Building Insurance: $660.00
Why are renters paying Building Insurance?
$660 a month is a lot for insurance.
> General Liability Insurance: $188.16
This seems very reasonable for Liability insurance. Maybe a little too low

> Director's & Officer's Insurance: $302.00
$302 a month seems like a lot - that is $3600 a year - that seems like a lot.
> Taxes: $595.62
What kind of taxes are these? Sales tax? Business Tax?


Sorry to ask such questions but maybe you can save some money here.

I have been told that Insurance companies don’t want to write policies for less than $800 - so you may just be paying a bunch of money for not a very good reason like that is the least they will charge to write a policy.

One idea might be to look into collectiivizing insurance.  Perhaps there are individuals with insurance needs that can come together to get more coverage and lower the cost.


> The utilities are split evenly between member collectives and tenants. All of our taxes and insurance are shared between member collectives only.
> 
> Let me know if you have any questions, and please pay Sudo's portion of the shared expenses as soon as you're able.
> 
> Thanks and <3,
> Sarah + Omni Finances WG
> 
> Below please find a link to Invoice #132.
> 
> Amount due: $433.72 USD
> 
> Due by: 2015-02-01
> 
> To view this invoice, please visit: https://waveapps.com/qv2frm-tjm6xh <https://waveapps.com/qv2frm-tjm6xh>_______________________________________________
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