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65 votes
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Manhattan co-op in crisis spearheads push to cap land rent hikes
10 votes -
Atlanta’s squatter problem is vexing Wall Street landlords
24 votes -
In defense of squatting - the community utility of squatting in a world of algorithmic landlord collusion
25 votes -
Price fixing by algorithm is still price fixing
59 votes -
Arizona attorney general sues landlords and software company RealPage Inc over 'astronomical' apartment rent hikes
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With offices sitting empty, US landlords are ‘handing back the keys’
18 votes -
Not your grandma’s granny flat: How San Diego hacked state housing law to build ADU ‘apartment buildings’
16 votes -
The future of the office is cozy
20 votes -
US increased number of limited liability company landlords leads to difficulty requesting repairs, increased evictions
32 votes -
Prolific LA eviction law firm was caught faking cases in court
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As rooftop solar debate flares, builders, landlords and renter advocates are taking sides
15 votes -
The rent is too damn algorithmic - Washington DC attorney general is investigating RealPage, a company that helps landlords set rent prices, for potential antitrust violations
36 votes -
Berkeley landlord association throws party to celebrate restarting evictions
49 votes -
Tips for finding a good landlord?
In the next few months, I'm going to be on the rental market again for the first time in a couple of years. The last time I rented, I lucked into a very nice condo that was being rented out by the...
In the next few months, I'm going to be on the rental market again for the first time in a couple of years. The last time I rented, I lucked into a very nice condo that was being rented out by the owner, and it was fantastic. We developed a great rapport. I looked after the place and paid the rent on time. She was kind and responsive whenever I had a problem. It felt like we were both getting exactly what we needed out of the arrangement.
She wanted to raise the rent when my lease renewed, but it was a very reasonable ask to cover an increase in her HOA fees. It was significantly less any increase than I had been subjected to on any prior lease renewal, which I appreciated.
After experiencing this, I decided I was done with corporate landlords who use algorithms (i.e., price fixing) to make sure they're extracting as much cash as possible and churning through tenants as they progressively price out more and more people without any regard for them and with no connection to the communities they're hollowing out on the way to more profit.
I ended up leaving that condo for a reason unrelated to the rent increase, and I'm trying to find a similar setup again… but I'm not sure where to look honestly. Pretty sure I found that place on Craigslist which seems to have since devolved into a playground for scammy "landlords" whose dear old mothers have all come up sick in some far away corner of the country so they can't show me the furnished apartment they're renting for 20% below market rate, but if I'll kindly send the deposit, they'll gladly mail me the keys.
Does anyone have any hot tips for how to find rentals like this in major metropolitan areas in the US?
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Rising rents and diminishing aid fuel a sharp increase in evictions in US cities
52 votes -
I tracked down my anonymous landlord... Here's what happened
11 votes -
'Landlords are a scum class': Everything I've learnt about London renting
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New Yorkers never came ‘flooding back.’ Why did rents go up so much?
18 votes -
Landlords from Florida to California are jacking up rents at record speeds
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Jreg (Greg Guevara) has recently "toured" his apartment and people are genuinely getting concerned about his mental health and wellbeing
Admittedly the forcibly neutral headline should probably be changed. The video has been unlisted but this is the link. One important thing to note is that he recently made a video satirizing how...
Admittedly the forcibly neutral headline should probably be changed.
The video has been unlisted but this is the link. One important thing to note is that he recently made a video satirizing how people pretend your life condition doesn't affect your mental health implies that wasn't satire, which is incredibly concerning.
He deleted the comment where he talks about his landlord but it has been screenshotted here. It's also proof that's actually where he lives.
Someone has unironically compiled how that house violates Canadian/Ontarian legislation
r/jreg is in some mix of meme-ing and genuine concern.
9 votes -
Jair Bolsonaro's Brazilian regime incentivizes landlords to burn off forests; anarchist fire brigades pick up the slack
16 votes -
Thousands of DC renters are evicted every year. Do they all know to show up to court?
10 votes -
The eco-yogi slumlords of Brooklyn
6 votes -
San Francisco tenants break leases in startling numbers, giving renters upper hand
12 votes -
Nearly half of commercial retail rents were not paid in April and May
9 votes -
Landlords across America are bracing for a wave of rent defaults
20 votes -
Ralph Nader Radio Hour - Ramesh Srinivasan and Joe Cotchett
3 votes -
Landlord says he won't collect rent because of coronavirus outbreak, urges others to do the same
8 votes -
How poor Americans get exploited by their landlords
7 votes -
The tyranny of lawns and landlords: Renting culture puts dreams of cultivating wildness out of reach
16 votes -
New York landlords call rent control laws an 'illegal taking' in new Federal lawsuit
3 votes -
Rent and its discontents: Against the landlords and the police, in cities poisoned by wealth
6 votes -
The fight for rent control
5 votes -
Truly progressive policies to support stable, affordable rental housing for all are a golden political opportunity
11 votes -
Does anyone have any experience in renting their home out and being a landlord?
I am helping my parents rent out their place in Seattle. I posted it on Zillow, we got tons of traffics and interest. I now need to get the rental agreement in order. Does anyone have an informed...
I am helping my parents rent out their place in Seattle. I posted it on Zillow, we got tons of traffics and interest. I now need to get the rental agreement in order.
Does anyone have an informed opinion on where to get the agreement template from? I see at least 2 good options, please help me choose.
- Legal Zoom ($29)
- eForms (Free)
7 votes -
How Wall Street bought up America's homes
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30,000 empty homes and nowhere to live: inside Dublin’s housing crisis
19 votes