President Lee Jae-myung condemned the practice of raising maintenance fees for commercial buildings to circumvent rent caps, calling it "borderline criminal" and urging government action to address widespread overcharging and lack of transparency.
#YonhapInfomax #PresidentLee #MaintenanceFees #CommercialBuildings #Fraud #RentCaps #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=106465
Take a big chunk out of the capitalist neck
An exploration in to the alternative to the landlord/ renter set up.
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2024/04/23/take-a-big-chunk-out-of-the-capitalist-neck/
#HousingCoops #HousingCrisis #NoFaultevictions #RentCaps #renting
Take a big chunk out of the capitalist neck - Freedom News

An exploration in to the alternative to the landlord/ renter set up.

Freedom News
Fiona York from Housing for the Aged Action Group gave evidence to the Inquiry into the rental and Housing Affordability Crisis in Victoria on the 23rd of August 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAfLrSV6yfc #rentfreeze #rentcaps #neighboursnotstrangers
Inquiry into the Rental and Housing Affordability Crisis

YouTube
Are we actually sure there isn't a hole where the sky has fallen in over Canberra? https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-one-place-in-australia-with-rent-control-20230609-p5dfar.html #rentfreeze #rentcaps
The one place in Australia with rent control

The ACT has the most tenancy-friendly laws in the country. Here’s what experts, renters and landlords say about them.

The Sydney Morning Herald

This is the problem!

A lone premier moves to end the crisis, but the underlying predatory group howls in pain at every suggestion. It's like a bloody Joseon dynasty drama! "CHONA! CHONA! CHONA!" howl the court officials. (μ „ν•˜)

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/22/how-would-queenslands-rent-caps-work-and-how-might-they-affect-affordability

#AusPol #RentCaps

How would rent caps work in Australia and how might they affect affordability?

Advocates call for price controls to provide cost-of-living relief, while investors argue they will cause a drop in supply

The Guardian
My #housing adventure in #NYC has yet to come to an end. I have to move back to the city in the summer. (It's in moments of dealing with Big Emotions and illness that I realize I need to be closer to friends.) If you have any 1/2 bed apartment leads from July/August, please let me know? Mostly looking in North & Central BK. Amazing how little you can afford even on a "normal" professional salary in this city. We need #rentcaps and lots of #publichousing so badly.

#N95, #KN95, #P100 #Masks are most effective against #COVID19. If we are to truly defeat this virus, we must first halt its spread. As long as #SARSCOV2 continues to spread unchecked, it shall continue to mutate, and faster than vaccines can keep up with.

What must be done to #StopTheSpread

1. MASKS, of the type mentioned above and properly worn, go a long way.

2. #AIRFILTRATION, filtering out particles in the air including viruses. This MUST be installed in all publicly accessible buildings, in all rooms and hallways.

3. #VENTILATION, meaning, ensuring that outside air can flow indoors in a way that carries it in and stale air out.

4. #QUARANTINING is still necessary to ensure that the virus cannot be spread. While this is happening, monthly checks of $2,000-$4,000 should be issued to every non-millionaire retroactive to the beginning of the #Pandemic in January 2020. This way, those who lost everything to the pandemic including jobs, homes, etc. can get back at least some of what they had.

5. #RENTCAPS AND #PRICECAPS ON BASIC NECESSITIES must be implemented so that the government is not subsidizing #Landlord profits and so that renters are not being gouged.

6. SAFE, EFFECTIVE #VACCINES designed to prevent infection where it enters the body, namely, the nose, mouth, and eyes.

7. #CONTACTTRACING to allow health care systems to get an idea of who's most at risk and where infections are highest.

This is not a comprehensive list, but it's a good start.