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"Everyone is entitled to their own opinions", yada yada. Funny how many HNers in here are against condos, in contrast to how many are normally YIMBYs in other
by Ancalagon 4y ago
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinions", yada yada.
Funny how many HNers in here are against condos, in contrast to how many are normally YIMBYs in other threads.
Personally I wouldn't want to own a condo, but I can understand the appeal.
- marc_abonce 4y agoI don't understand, is there some irony I'm missing out or something? The appeal of condos is that they're usually cheaper than an independent house at the same area. The comments here seem to be against condos because they lend themselves to situations like OP's where the owners are getting screwed out of their own homes. I don't see the relationship with N/YIMBY here. Nobody here is discussing the existence of the buildings themselves, but rather the contracts and the laws around the owner's rights.
- Ancalagon 4y agoI just mean it’s ironic bc it would indicate HNers want condos to be built when they themselves would never live in them. So it’s like, for the people that can’t afford SFHs or can’t work remote I guess.
- cozzyd 4y ago(condo dweller here) Well, I'm pretty sure it'd be impossible to have an independent house in my neighborhood (Chicago loop).
- Gibbon1 4y agoUnpopular when I float the idea but a suggestion is to just tax rental properties to fund rent support for retired renters. Something like that would make renting your whole working life more attractive.