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In her position, it would be tough to get established in a new city/town. Landlords don't like to rent to people without jobs, and employers don't like to hire the homeless.
In her position, it would be tough to get established in a new city/town. Landlords don't like to rent to people without jobs, and employers don't like to hire the homeless.
Right, plus it costs money to move. At least she is working now. Getting off a bus in Indiana with no place to live, wash clothes, shower, sure that’s a great recipe for starting over. Employers love to hire people who have no address. Such ridiculously simplistic thinking, “Just move”.
They feel “entitled” to struggle, that’s a new low, lol.
My brother lived in a rent-controlled apartment for 35 years. How on earth would he have been better off in the long run if they had been able to raise rents willy-nilly?
How is the landlord better off by the existence of rent control?
How is the person seeking an apartment, unable to find one at a price point she's willing to pay because the existence of rent control has encouraged people such as your brother to squat in the same rent-controlled apartment for 35 years, better off?
Why should your brother be better off at the expense of everyone else?
Last edited by RationalExpectations; 03-23-2019 at 08:25 AM..
How is the landlord better off by the existence of rent control?
How is the person seeking an apartment, unable to find one at a price point she's willing to pay because the existence of rent control has encouraged people such as your brother to squat in the same rent-controlled apartment for 35 years, better off?
Why should your brother be better off at the expense of everyone else?
I think there's more people affected by greedy landlords than there are landlords affected by poor people.
Why should a single individual be allowed to affect the lives of so many ? In my state they are allowed to act as intrusive and despicable as they want, pretty much. Some new greedy landlords bought our apartment almost a year ago and it's been nonstop renovations (there went the quality of life for the residents, but who cares about THAT, right ?) and constant "memos" sent out to the tenants, at least once a week...with things highlighted in different shades of highlighter. It's annoying. We now feel as if we are employees rather than people paying a HUGE amount of money in exchange for the small space 3 adults have to live in.
How is the landlord better off by the existence of rent control?
How is the person seeking an apartment, unable to find one at a price point she's willing to pay because the existence of rent control has encouraged people such as your brother to squat in the same rent-controlled apartment for 35 years, better off?
Why should your brother be better off at the expense of everyone else?
I don’t think it is at the expense of everybody else. It’s a big complex that has enough empty apartments that they have a decent amount of section 8. It’s not like everyone else is paying luxury prices because my brothers is rent controlled.
My auto insurance policy is cheaper than most, but when I tried to switch my fiancé to my company and my plan, they told me the policy is no longer offered and I am grandfathered in. Rent control is no different. The other side of your coin, why should loyal, long time customers have s better deal than new customers?
My brother lived in a rent-controlled apartment for 35 years. How on earth would he have been better off in the long run if they had been able to raise rents willy-nilly?
You're talking about one person and people like him.
I'm talking about the overall rental market that becomes more expensive. Not just the relative few who "win".
I think there's more people affected by greedy landlords than there are landlords affected by poor people.
Why should a single individual be allowed to affect the lives of so many ? In my state they are allowed to act as intrusive and despicable as they want, pretty much. Some new greedy landlords bought our apartment almost a year ago and it's been nonstop renovations (there went the quality of life for the residents, but who cares about THAT, right ?) and constant "memos" sent out to the tenants, at least once a week...with things highlighted in different shades of highlighter. It's annoying. We now feel as if we are employees rather than people paying a HUGE amount of money in exchange for the small space 3 adults have to live in.
Really? Because if you're in Oregon, that's not really the case, it's a pretty tenant-friendly state, especially with the recent legislation banning no-fault evictions and limiting rent increases. I can see how it would be a huge pain to live in a place that's being renovated, but you may have some rights in that situation that you may not be aware of, depending on the extent of it and now noisy and intrusive it is. You may be able to receive a rent concession if it's that bad. These people might be able to give you more information:
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