Through the joint action and co-responsibility of its members, the cooperative aims to provide its members with safe housing at moderate rents and to preserve them. It aims to offer housing for all segments of the population, particularly families, people with disabilities and the elderly. It promotes community life in the sense of global civic responsibility and mutual solidarity. It seeks to achieve this goal as follows: a. acquisition of building land and superficies rights; b. construction and acquisition of rental properties that meet the current housing needs of a cooperative; c. careful maintenance and upkeep, periodic renovation of existing buildings with the aim of a better environmental footprint; d. realization of new constructions of existing buildings that can no longer be renovated in a cost-effective manner; e. use of support instruments in the sense of federal, cantonal or communal laws encouraging the construction of housing at moderate rents or prices; f. administration and rental of housing in accordance with the principle of cost-covering rents; g. promotion of cooperative activities in the cities; h. conceptual and material support for initiatives aimed at providing affordable and quality housing. The cooperative's activity is of public utility and does not pursue any profit-making purpose. The cooperative may participate in companies and organizations pursuing an identical or similar purpose. It may be a member of a Swiss cooperative umbrella organization. The Les Fraisiers de Mategnin Housing Cooperative is a member of the Groupement des coopératives d'habitation genevoises.
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