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Since these rent hikes usually occur when a property changes ownership, we should encourage landlords to offer their tenants a first right of refusal to purchas
by louprado 10y ago
Since these rent hikes usually occur when a property changes ownership, we should encourage landlords to offer their tenants a first right of refusal to purchase. At least it would prime every tenant's mind that the rental terms might change one day.
I recently told one of my tenants that I'd be selling the property next year and would give her first rights. She now keeps the front yard clean (the city had filed past complaints), she is saving money to prepare, and she has hope. Simply put, she is a better citizen.
People need encouragement to think long term. It is human nature to not consider risks when things haven't been a problem in the past. Nearly everyone now wears a seat belt and a helmet, but a few decades ago even the smartest people didn't bother until they were strongly and repeatedly encouraged to do so.
- daveguy 10y ago> Simply put, she is a better citizen. Threats of $1000 rent hikes sound like a good way to keep the citizens in line. Well done, landlord.
- zo1 10y agoSounds more like an early warning than a threat.
- louprado 10y agoWell, I have a practice of never raising the rent on a tenant in good standing. By why would anyone give a landlord the benefit of the doubt. A cynical mixed-context response is so much easier than contemplating solutions to a complex problem. Perhaps many landlords initially want to do the right thing. But after years of hearing "landlord" used as a slur they just say, fuck it, and act indifferently towards their tenant.