• Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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    In my view, the scenario shouldn’t even be able to arise where that is possible.

    That landlord is managing as many households as a medieval noble, without any of the associated social responsibilities.

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      “Kuo said tenants dealt with a range of problems in their buildings including caved-in ceilings, heat outages and, at times, darkened hallways after Con Edison cut the common area electricity due to the landlord’s unpaid bills.”

      All that money and won’t even pay the electric company this person is actually unwell seriously.

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      And every MAGAt in a trailer making minimum wage will fight you to the death that the free market will solve this, changing anything will prevent the American entrepreneurial spirit and regulations will only make things worse.

      Brainwashing is amazing.

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        It actually did change things for the better in places that build housing. Rents down in places like Austin because Texas builds