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minus-squareSharkticon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up91arrow-down1·2 days agoHoney landlords already do the bare minimum.
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·1 day agoOnly in rent-controlled markets. In other markets they remodel to jack up the prices, but you would complain about that too
minus-squarerushmonke@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 day agoYou need more life experience if you think landlords only do the bare minimum in rent controlled markets. I guarantee you, you are getting taking advantage of left and right without even realizing it.
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·11 hours agoLandlords will do more if they can charge a higher rent later. It’s simple economics
minus-squareSharkticon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoAnyone with a brainstem would complain about that i think. Though I don’t grant your premise in the absolute least.
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·11 hours agoSo if landlords put more money into renovation it’s bad, if they don’t it’s also bad
minus-squarerushmonke@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 hours agoHe’s doing whatever he can to avoid admitting that he bought into rhetoric that only exists to make people richer than him even richer.
Honey landlords already do the bare minimum.
Only in rent-controlled markets. In other markets they remodel to jack up the prices, but you would complain about that too
You need more life experience if you think landlords only do the bare minimum in rent controlled markets.
I guarantee you, you are getting taking advantage of left and right without even realizing it.
Landlords will do more if they can charge a higher rent later. It’s simple economics
Anyone with a brainstem would complain about that i think. Though I don’t grant your premise in the absolute least.
So if landlords put more money into renovation it’s bad, if they don’t it’s also bad
He’s doing whatever he can to avoid admitting that he bought into rhetoric that only exists to make people richer than him even richer.