[2] Each house is based on three rules: Equal Expense Shared (EES) is generally between 80 and 160 dollars a week and includes utilities.
It is at these meetings that checks are written for bills and residents are made aware of where they stand financially.
Later that year, the halfway house would close due to financial difficulty, and Molloy and the other residents took over the lease.
[3] In 1988, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act recognized the effectiveness of the Oxford House model in fostering recovery, introducing provisions that enabled the expansion of Oxford Houses through a revolving loan fund, thus facilitating the establishment of new recovery residences across the United States.
The primary reason cited for moving into an Oxford House was companionship and the enforcement of a sober living environment.