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1. Raise prices of the eviction template to $10000 2. Give the $10000 to the renters being evicted 3. Provide a free template to renters to counter the eviction
1. Raise prices of the eviction template to $10000 2. Give the $10000 to the renters being evicted 3. Provide a free template to renters to counter the eviction
Earlier quoted context omitted.
> On average, renters are behind three months’ rent and owe $2,550. 850/month, what a dream. I haven't seen that rate in a few years and I'd have to give up in-unit washer/drier to get that.
What kind of mansion you live in? Highest rent I ever have paid was 400€/mo and it included water, electricity, and internet.
These headlines are some of the weirdest backwards stories I’ve seen lately. It’s like everyone is desperate to make this into a crisis yet reality isn’t delivering the eviction catastrophe the headline writers wanted. Obviously we’re seeing more evictions now that they’re literally not banned. That’s not news. However, this is shocking: > The rates of evictions served are approaching pre-pandemic levels in certain a…
Tangential and honest question: how do eviction moratoriums help? I can see how a short ban on evictions can help prevent a spike in a homelessness crisis, but long term I really struggle with it. Is the assumption that all/most landlords have infinite money to support non-payers? Are governments subsidizing 100% of the missed rent?
[1] https://dfpi.ca.gov/2021/03/15/covid19/
[2] https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistan...
I'm all for providing a social safety net in exactly the way the US doesn't. Housing (aka shelter) is a key part of that but the way the US does this is completely backwards. The government saying you can't evict someone is basically telling people they don't have to pay rent anymore regardless of need . Rent control is the same way: you can't raise the rent regardless of need . So these programs don't really help pe…
He's retired now. Built a small time, local only 1-800-GOT-JUNK style business. He's a millionaire now. I'd be surprised if he'd finished high school.
At least where I live, you can't really do that these days. Property is way too expensive and well-meaning building codes make basic things essentially out of reach. I'm not talking about things like circuit breakers or child-safing banisters and railings, I'm talking about the long tail of regulations that don't really help anyone.
The rich and the poor keep getting more and more disconnected and I understand the raw rage coming from the other end of the income spectrum. We need to help them.
I'm all for providing a social safety net in exactly the way the US doesn't. Housing (aka shelter) is a key part of that but the way the US does this is completely backwards. The government saying you can't evict someone is basically telling people they don't have to pay rent anymore regardless of need . Rent control is the same way: you can't raise the rent regardless of need . So these programs don't really help pe…
I'm not sure you've fully thought through how complex this would be. There are 40 million rental households in the US. Even if only 1% (400,000) decided to be a part of this program and you could close every case in 1 hour (which is probably wildly low) that's 45 man-years of effort.
I'm all for providing a social safety net in exactly the way the US doesn't. Housing (aka shelter) is a key part of that but the way the US does this is completely backwards. The government saying you can't evict someone is basically telling people they don't have to pay rent anymore regardless of need . Rent control is the same way: you can't raise the rent regardless of need . So these programs don't really help pe…
I suggest a ban on all SFH rentals. The reason why it seems unviable to have everybody buy a home is because there is so much demand created from people owning multiple homes and bidding up prices in the name of making a profit. If we eliminate at least SFH rentals it becomes much more viable. There are at least 16 million SFH rentals and that number is just growing.
This would solve two problems at once: reduce sprawl by encouraging the building of non-SFH for profit seekers, and reduce demand for SFH which is currently being driven up by profit seekers.
Tangential and honest question: how do eviction moratoriums help? I can see how a short ban on evictions can help prevent a spike in a homelessness crisis, but long term I really struggle with it. Is the assumption that all/most landlords have infinite money to support non-payers? Are governments subsidizing 100% of the missed rent?
So, it prevents that. And it's an important thing to prevent.
Tangential and honest question: how do eviction moratoriums help? I can see how a short ban on evictions can help prevent a spike in a homelessness crisis, but long term I really struggle with it. Is the assumption that all/most landlords have infinite money to support non-payers? Are governments subsidizing 100% of the missed rent?