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>It would be interesting to see how quickly your attitude would change if you weren't wealthy and were living under a landlord such as yourself. It's funny bec
by afafsd 12y ago
>It would be interesting to see how quickly your attitude would change if you weren't wealthy and were living under a landlord such as yourself.
It's funny because I do live under a landlord such as myself, in a different city. I'm both a landlord and a tenant.
>Any day, for any reason or no reason, your entire life can be turned upside down. You can be effectively made homeless and given a very limited amount of time to find a similar alternative place to live that may or may not exist and may or may no be close to your work (which matters when you're poor and cannot afford public transport).
Sure, that would be inconvenient, but I'd get a reasonable amount of notice (60 days in any case where I haven't done anything wrong) which would be sufficient for me to line something else up.
>I'm not referring to rent control: I am talking about privacy of the tenant (inspection notification periods, etc), notice for evictions (e.g. 30 days)
Oh, so we're actually in agreement. I agree, there certainly needs to be notice if you feel like kicking your tenant out. That's just a matter of practicality.
- FireBeyond 12y ago"but I'd get a reasonable amount of notice (60 days in any case where I haven't done anything wrong)" Tangential trivia: in some states, even "progressive" states like Washington, this number can be as low as 20 days. That can be a burden: "Quick, find a new house, move, come up with at least first month's rent and a security deposit that is usually equal to a month's rent, in less than three weeks".
- secabeen 12y agoYou can't "evict my tenant any time I darn well like because it's my fricking property)", as you have to give "a reasonable amount of notice (60 days in any case where I haven't done anything wrong)".