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Balrog0 posted...

It's not so much that I think renting as a concept is bad, nor is it so much about individual intention (though I'm not sure exactly how to parse that here; probably this shithead landlord generally has good intentions, too. I don't imagine everyone who does bad deeds is trying to be a bad person).

There's just a power dynamic involved that I think makes it inherently problematic... I guess it's a societal responsibility to ensure renters are taken care of, but I think those who stand to profit have a bigger responsibility to stand up against "bad" landlords/bad laws and policies. In practice, though, most landlords want the most permissive rules possible -- even the "good" ones are often just like, "well I treat my tenants right and what about x problem tenant I had, I should be able to get rid of them they cost me money!"

I agree that tenant protections are critical, but i dont agree that the onus is on landlords to campaign for those protections. It would be great if they did, but asking to be policed is not expected behavior in any industry, and i think its letting lawmakers - who's job is explicitly to define what ought to be policed - off the hook too easily


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