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My tenants benefit from a well maintained home, which I pay professional property managers to do, and I make every effort to insure their rent is near the low e
by Iftheshoefits 12y ago
My tenants benefit from a well maintained home, which I pay professional property managers to do, and I make every effort to insure their rent is near the low end of market rates. I do this because I was a renter once, a very poor/low income one, and I know what it's like to be in their shoes. Unfortunately the overwhelming majority of landlords are from privileged backgrounds and have little or no idea what it's like to live a life that isn't filled with privileged middle-class or better conditions.
Regulations exist because of attitudes like yours, and frankly they ought to be stronger everywhere. Eviction ought to be difficult, and not merely based on the owners' whims.
- DanBC 12y agoI would love to see decent research about the benefits to the landlord of a well maintained property. Because my landlord does (polite!) extra inspections on top of the legal minimum I feel fine telling them when water's coming in or plaster is falling off. (It's an old building. And the derelict building next door causes some problems. And the demolition of an old cinema is a bit disruptive too.)