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When I was a student, the typical landlord where I lived was someone who owned an extra house, probably inherited or similar, had a basement apartment they did
by TrackerFF 4y ago
When I was a student, the typical landlord where I lived was someone who owned an extra house, probably inherited or similar, had a basement apartment they did not use, and were reasonably priced.
Then everyone and their mother decided that becoming a landlord is where the money is at, and started bidding each others up. This was sustainable because the city had a surge in people moving there.
These days, most landlords here are just some random small companies charging exorbitant rents while trying to avoid costs and responsibilities at all cost.
And as perverse as it sounds, these folks are often also involved in local politics, and will actively vote against things lie new development projects, changes in zoning regulations, etc.
- flutas 4y ago> These days, most landlords here are just some random small companies charging exorbitant rents while trying to avoid costs and responsibilities at all cost. Man that is the most accurate description I’ve seen in a while. My current apartment (powered by RealPage, just like my last 3 weeee) sent us all no less than 6 notifications during the cold last week about making sure we run water to not have the pipes freeze. A total of 4 buildings have burst pipes that included the fire sprinkler system, and they are now trying to blame the residents for not keeping their apartments warm, and also trying to say that “this is why you should have renters insurance because it’s not our fault.” I’m really hoping to get some popcorn and watch this shot show go down in lawsuits.