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> You can't just stop evictions while not compensating landlords Plenty of businesses were forced to close.
by rcpt 5y ago
> You can't just stop evictions while not compensating landlords
Plenty of businesses were forced to close.
- vorpalhex 5y agoWhen landlords close, their tenants end up back on the streets. The goal of the program was to prevent that.
- matsemann 5y agoOr maybe landlords are forced to sell. What value are they really providing?
- wongarsu 5y agoThe value they are providing is mostly that they put in the capital to buy and operate a house, and allow others to use the house with much less hassle, less capital investment and more flexibility
- j_walter 5y agoSeriously? Not everyone is meant to be home owners.
- topspin 5y ago"Or maybe landlords are forced to sell." To whom? You know what the answer usually is? Property management firms. You know, the ones that have the resources to pursue tenants for back rent in court and efficiently line up evictions.
- rcpt 5y agoRight. Eviction bans were for public health. The government printed $9T to ensure that real estate bets didn't lose money. It worked and now housing is more expensive than ever. Landlords hit the jackpot last year.
- charonn0 5y agoLandlords don't have even that luxury.
- PragmaticPulp 5y agoThis would be equivalent to the government forcing those businesses to stay open and serve customers (renters) who couldn’t pay, while forbidding them from taking other customers who could pay.