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I know my landlord would never get a tenant again if he needed a reference from me

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Feb 22 at 8:36amWeb
Show threadArchaeoIainFeb 22
@stuffifound I like to compare landlords raising rents to workers demanding pay increases.
Landlords never have to justify rent increases. Workers are routinely asked to show productivity increases.
Show threadWesDymFeb 22
@ArchaeoIain I'm sure you do like to do that.
Show threadBundesligatrainerFeb 22
@stuffifound Well, nice thought.
I believe the difference is, that the landlord has a higher financial risk, hasn't he?
If the tenant messes up a 700.000 € flat and cannot be made responsible for the damage, that's worse than having to look for a new flat. However, in the recent years with the housing crisis, this might have changed and if you lose a flat nowadays you might end up being homeless really quickly. So yeah, @anarchopac has got a point there.
Show threadWesDymFeb 22

@Bundesligatrainer As I said elsewhere, I've been on both sides of this. It's complicated, and there's no single answer because it depends on many factors. It is however generally true that it's very difficult -- nigh impossible, in fact -- to reliably regain recompense from a tenant who incurs significantly more cost than they can reasonably repay. And yes, that's part of the risk. However, that's insured to some extent, so it's not quite as awful as it sounds. But the cost is still real.

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Show threadWesDymFeb 22

@Bundesligatrainer 2/ In the US, this balance varies widely by jurisdiction, and in my view, too many states are what I call 'landlord friendly'. That is, they don't sufficiently ensure reasonable tenant rights. There is a model LTA that some states have adopted. My own state is well balanced, in my own view. There are nightmare tenants. There are also horrible landlords. And criminal examples of both. And both, in various ways, seep through the cracks and cause chaos for everyone.

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Show threadWesDymFeb 22

@Bundesligatrainer 3/ I don't think there's a simple fix for this, or any magic solution, short of aggressive public management, which would effectively convert all tenancy to public housing. Which might not fix anything, and might actually make it all worse.

No matter what you do, you're talking about humans being human. In my view, this is chiefly a philosophical and cultural problem, and I just don't have any good answers for that.

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Show threadBundesligatrainerFeb 22
@wesdym Great, 💯 ACK.
Thanks for the thorough reply.
Show threadStuff I foundFeb 23
A higher financial risk is not a higher risk overall. If my landlord doesn't take proper care of the building, causing it to be full of mold, it's me who has to pay for that with my health, not him. If the construction of the place is bad, causing risk of collapse, it's me who's taking the risk with my life (probably unknowingly if he manages to hide it well), not him. He may take the financial risk, but I'm taking the bigger risk here. @[email protected] (and @[email protected] are you reading along too?)
Show threadAnthony DavidFeb 22

@stuffifound

The power imbalance is baked into their title.

Show threadPeter Gray (per/per) 🚲🏞🎷🏠🌿Feb 22

@stuffifound www.nationaldwellingservice.wordpress.com

This is my proposal for solving the housing crisis.

Show threadCanvases By Peter 🇵🇸Feb 22

@stuffifound Seems to be a few websites for that sort of thing now:

https://www.rateyourlandlord.org.uk/

https://ratethelandlord.org/

https://www.ratemylandlord.com/

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Show threadWesDymFeb 22
@stuffifound Having spent plenty of time on both sides of this, I can easily understand your view -- including what's ignorant and misguided about it. I'm sure you're sincere, but only because you either don't know as much as you need to, or because you haven't really thought it through completely.
Show threadMohammad EshanFeb 23
In which country is it happenimg lol US?
Show threadStuff I foundFeb 23
@shmowzow_life sadly many European countries too. Just take a look at London, or google "Dutch housing crisis". Problem is, housing really should be a governmental issue, but almost everywhere it's just left to the market