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I think market incentives to do the right thing is more helpful than an app.
by grumblenum 5y ago
I think market incentives to do the right thing is more helpful than an app.
- MattGaiser 5y agoArguably this would be one of those market incentives to do the right thing by raising the expected cost of doing the wrong thing.
- grumblenum 5y agoYeah, a Code Enforcement department for a large municipality would pay for reporting automation. I don’t think it would prevent this event. It’s a condo, so the building is probably maintained by a POA. Who would have an incentive to inspect the building? Who has a contractual obligation for maintenance? POA members. Who has to pay for repairs? POA members. Who now has an incentive to avoid repairs? POA members. Would you dime yourself out to be on the hook for repairs that may exhaust your discretionary income for many, many years? Or would you “touch up the X-ray” as Warren Buffet put it? POAs are a terrible idea and I wish they didn’t exist. Distributed ownership always seems to incentivize bad behavior.