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There is nothing inherently wrong with landlords and rent. Anyone that says otherwise is a tankie. Landlords provide a valuable service. But there cannot be pe
by sudden_dystopia 4y ago
There is nothing inherently wrong with landlords and rent. Anyone that says otherwise is a tankie. Landlords provide a valuable service. But there cannot be perpetual growth in rents like there is in say the growth of a startup. It’s the corporatization of landlords that is wreaking havoc by forcing them to maximize shareholder wealth. A simple solution is to bar corporations from charging rent for residential property. Limit landlords to only LLC’s. No incorporation and under no circumstances should they be publicly traded.
- becquerel 4y agoThere are other kinds of communists than tankies.
- cool_dude85 4y agoAs I'm sure you know, these types don't know what they're talking about. Calling someone a "red" is too old-fashioned so some people need a new thought-terminating cliche to toss around.
- andrepd 4y ago> There is nothing inherently wrong with landlords and rent. Anyone that says otherwise is a tankie. Landlords provide a valuable service. What valuable service would that be, I wonder. Having a signature on a deed? Also nice, argument: "my opinion is right and anyone that says otherwise is wrong". x)
- dmarlow 4y agoIt takes considerable effort and funds to keep a house not just livable, but well kept, insured, managed, etc. If not for landlords, how else would all of that happen?
- SantalBlush 4y agoPlenty of landlords out there don't take care of these things.
- dmarlow 4y agoAbsolutely! But plenty do. How many tenants out there don't hold up their end of things?
- sys_64738 4y agoHousing for a fee for a fixed term. There is inherent risk being a landlord that renters don't face.
- metadat 4y agoSee the definition of landlord and compare it to that of a slumlord. > slum·lord (n) > a landlord of slum property, especially one who profiteers. "Can you rent to the poor without being a slumlord?"
- ameister14 4y agoWhat valuable service do landlords provide, exactly? It's my understanding that barring regulatory requirements for standards of living, at their core a landlord is providing access to previously un-utilized monopolized space. That's not really a valuable service, in my mind; maybe it is in the way that 'we'll give you protection from ourselves coming back and breaking your windows' is a valuable service.
- dmarlow 4y agoSee my comment below to a similar concern. There are as many different kinds of landlords as there are people. The value the good ones bring are cared for, affordable places for people to live who prefer to not own a home. Repairing, maintaining, improving, insuring, all take a lot of costs and risks. The government does provide public land in which people can live for free. Why isn't that more popular?
- ameister14 4y agoHouse repair and maintenance is not really what a landlord does, though - they rent land. Perhaps as an added feature they can offer services like repairs and maintenance, but that is not inherent to the "job" of landlord.
- metadat 4y agoWhere is this free public land located in the USA?
- dmarlow 4y agoBLM land. Anyone can camp there free for 2 week.
- MerelyMortal 4y agoYou're contradicting yourself. LLC is a corporation.
- dmarlow 4y agoYes, but the spirit of what was meant is that smaller groups could only be the owners. Perhaps a different kind of "corporation" is needed. Maybe one with limits, reporting transparency and other benefits wrt maintaining and improving the property.
- dmarlow 4y agoThat's an interesting thought. At first read, I like the concept. I'm struggling to see the downsides here.