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Rent control also has the opposite negative effect of causing a lot of people to stay still forever, causing the only AVAILABLE rentals (that all smell like cat
by coding123 5y ago
Rent control also has the opposite negative effect of causing a lot of people to stay still forever, causing the only AVAILABLE rentals (that all smell like cat pee, laundry detergent/freshner and next door to basketball hoops) to be $3500 a month.
If the rent wasn't controlled then the nice apartments would be available at $3500 and the pee/laundry baskebetball ones would be available at least at $700/mo for those that need housing.
- phillypham 5y agoSerious question. What's wrong with living next to basketball hoops? I live across the street from one in NYC and consider it a big positive to have a park nearby.
- simplestats 5y agoPresumably the noise. It's a pretty common source of friction between neighbors.
- coding123 5y agoThey can be noisy when there's a kid just shooting for half the day. If you're outside of the noise shot and you have good insulation, then it's probably fine.
- pgwhalen 5y agoMy guess would be noise. A basketball hoop across the street is an amenity, but one right outside the window might be an annoyance.