<P> The success of the Paris co-op inspired several Canadian grassroots groups to adopt similar values in senior housing initiatives; these values include autonomy and self - management, solidarity and mutual aid, civic engagement, and ecological responsibility . </P> <P> In the Industrialisation in the 19th century there were many housing cooperatives founded in Germany . Presently, there are over 2,000 housing cooperatives with over two million apartments and over three million members in Germany . The public housing cooperatives are organised in the GdW Bundesverband deutscher Wohnungs - und Immobilienunternehmen (The Federal association of German housing and real estate enterprise registered associations). </P> <P> In India most' flats' are owned outright . i.e. the title to each individual flat is separate . There is usually a governing body / society / association to administer maintenance and other building needs . These are comparable to the Condominium Buildings in the USA . The laws governing the building, its governing body and how flats within the building are transferred differ from state to state . </P> <P> Certain buildings are organized as "Cooperative Housing Societies" where one actually owns a share in the Cooperative rather than the flat itself . This structure was very popular in the past but has become less common in recent times . Most states have separate laws governing Cooperative Housing Societies . </P>

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