"We have seen corporate landlords—who own a larger share of the rental market than ever before—use inflation as an excuse to hike rents and reap excess profits beyond what should be considered fair and reasonable."
Why’s my rent gotta go up every year, in spite of no actual improvements to my home or the facilities? Why is there a convenience fee for paying my rent online?
They continue to take advantage of demand beyond what’s considered fair, whether the demand is due to govt policy or not. That’s why landlords get so much hate.
Not itemized, made clear to tenants, or asked for. Lack of transparency hurts all those valid points, and we’ve all, all, had bad landlords at some point.
Only quality legislation has protected me the few times I’ve had to tangle, anecdotally.
Not itemized, made clear to tenants, or asked for. Lack of transparency hurts all those valid points,
Why does that matter? Is your local grocery store transparent about the cost of chicken? No, because nobody is forcing you to pay for it. You pay for a service at an agreed upon price, if you don’t want it don’t buy it.
all, had bad landlords at some point.
I personally haven’t, the worse landlords I’ve had were at an upscale apartment complex that got mad because I hung an American flag. Once again, it’s up to you if you want to pay for the service provided by said landlord. Just like if you pay a plumber and they’re mean to you, you probably won’t go to them next time.
Why’s my rent gotta go up every year, in spite of no actual improvements to my home or the facilities? Why is there a convenience fee for paying my rent online?
They continue to take advantage of demand beyond what’s considered fair, whether the demand is due to govt policy or not. That’s why landlords get so much hate.
Interest rates increasing, property taxes increasing, market rate going up, materials to provide improvements and maintenance increasing, inflation.
Property taxes went down where I live thanks to federal covid money.
How did federal covid money cause property taxes to go down?
We got a bunch of money and decided to spend it that way. A small reduction on taxes for a while
Not itemized, made clear to tenants, or asked for. Lack of transparency hurts all those valid points, and we’ve all, all, had bad landlords at some point.
Only quality legislation has protected me the few times I’ve had to tangle, anecdotally.
Why does that matter? Is your local grocery store transparent about the cost of chicken? No, because nobody is forcing you to pay for it. You pay for a service at an agreed upon price, if you don’t want it don’t buy it.
I personally haven’t, the worse landlords I’ve had were at an upscale apartment complex that got mad because I hung an American flag. Once again, it’s up to you if you want to pay for the service provided by said landlord. Just like if you pay a plumber and they’re mean to you, you probably won’t go to them next time.