I thought about it but decided not to. The purpose of a deposit is to pay for damage after you leave or (in some places) to cover any unpaid months of rent. Our members pay in advance so there aren't any unpaid months to cover, and damages are handled (as with everything else in Holland, lol) with insurance. Credit checks in the sense we understand them in the US are illegal here.
I have six and twelve month contracts also, and some pay all at once and some pay quarterly -- but everybody pays in advance. It's one of the selling points, actually. I haven't yet had anybody not pay. Should somebody on a quarterly payment plan for a year miss a payment, the contract just says they then are not a member for that period and I'll book somebody else in. In reality I would probably just talk to them, it's a small space. Technically I suppose this could mean that they got a discount they are not entitled to but...eh. I can't really get excited about that. As for charging non-members, I can't even figure out what they would be securing with such a deposit so I don't understand how that would work. They give you a hundred bucks in the morning and you give it back at noon? I am missing something in that picture. Jeannine On Jan 23, 5:20 am, Jerome Chang <[email protected]> wrote: > I disagree. They use the space on a daily/full-time basis, and don't > continue to buy cup after cup of coffee to pay for their usage. Coffee > users are also short term users, measured in hours, not days or months. > Besides, at BLANKSPACES, we have 6- and 12 month contracts that need to > ensure they pay each month... > > Jerome > ______________ > BLANKSPACES > "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" > > www.blankspaces.com > 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) > Los Angeles, CA 90036 > 323.330.9505 (office) > > On Jan 22, 2011, at 8:07 PM, Jeff Gunther wrote: > > > > > > > > > Jasper, > > > None of our 200+ members are charged a security deposit. I believe that > > these types of charges can be a real barrier towards attracting new > > members. You don't pay a security deposit to use a coffee shop so why would > > you charge one to use a coworking facility? > > > Jeff Gunther > > OpenSpace > > > On Jan 22, 2011, at 10:53 PM, Jazzman3 wrote: > > >> Dear Coworking peers and groupies.... > > >> Let's talk about security (damage) deposits for groups that use the > >> Coworking facilities? Any ideas? I've seen any security deposit > >> waived for members, but charged for non-members. And what amount? > >> $100? Ideas welcome. > > >> Jasper > > >> DurangoSpace > >> Durango, Colorado > > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "Coworking" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]. > >> For more options, visit this group > >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Coworking" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en.
