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> Russia does not have landlords. Virtually all apartments available for rent belong to moms and pops who happen to have a surplus so they're renting out. Also
by dividuum 2y ago
> Russia does not have landlords. Virtually all apartments available for rent belong to moms and pops who happen to have a surplus so they're renting out.
Also known as "being a landlord"? Maybe I'm missing something!?
- n4r9 2y agoOP's phrasing is pretty odd. Maybe they're using "landlord" to specifically mean someone that makes a career out of real estate.
- bee_rider 2y agoA lot of the blame for the rent crisis in the US is put on big corporate landlords. I have no idea to what extent it is actually the case that they are to blame, but mom-and-pop businesses are never as popular to attack.
- n4r9 2y agoI don't know too much about the industry either, but I do recall recently that large corporate landlords have been revealed to be engaging in nationwide rent fixing: https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-fbi-raids-big-corporate https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-fbi-rai...