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>In the United States, the power is almost entirely in the hands of the landlord. Maybe not for things that reach criminal levels of malfeasance but for your av
by aurareturn 2y ago
>In the United States, the power is almost entirely in the hands of the landlord. Maybe not for things that reach criminal levels of malfeasance but for your average renter with a crappy landlord there is zero leverage, it is particularly bad now because housing is so incredibly broken at the moment.
In California, the power is almost entirely in the hands of the tenant.
- hi-v-rocknroll 2y agoYep. And in Texas, apartments don't charge much of a deposit because they can bill residents moving out for everything and anything.
- verall 2y agoThey typically charge 1-2 full months of rent as a deposit, which is not any less than anywhere else I have been?
- hi-v-rocknroll 2y agoIn ATX, my rent went down from $16k/month to $9k/month but I think I paid maybe $750 as a deposit. Perhaps: 1. Other locations that aren't ATX use traditional risk management 2. The laws in ATX are different than elsewhere 3. ATX apartments compete for residents by offering low deposits as a loss-leader