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The thing is that property letting is a useful service to society. If you intend to live somewhere for more than 3 months but less than 3 years, it makes a lot
by n4r9 3y ago
The thing is that property letting is a useful service to society. If you intend to live somewhere for more than 3 months but less than 3 years, it makes a lot of sense to rent somewhere. I guess you could still have live-in landlords, but that's quite awkward if the tenants are a family or group of friends.
- raziel2p 3y agoRental flats can totally be a thing without private landlords in the picture - rental companies that are either government owned or follow strict government guidelines for example.
- robertlagrant 3y agoSalt Lake City has this, I believe. If you're in the COLDS (never noticed this acronym before!) then you might well be working for the church, banking with the church, and renting from the church.
- n4r9 3y agoIn my (UK-centric) experience it is largely the rental companies that make renting a nightmare. Back when I was a renter I would always look for private landlords when moving house as they were often more reasonable and responsive. Big rental companies would respond slowly, issue exorbitant fees, demand professional end-of-tenancy cleaning, and screw you on pre-existing damage if you don't point it out in time.
- hooverd 3y agoSmall landlords can be really good or really bad, big landlords are universally mediocre to bad.
- UncleMeat 3y agoPeople say this. Then I run into landlords who proudly talk about how their tenants are paying for all of their expenses and more or how they find ways to avoid paying for important amenities.
- n4r9 3y agoAbsolutely. I am not defending landlords. I think a horrendous proportion of them are corrupt like this. The system needs heavy regulating but I don't think it's a good idea to disband it completely.