Ok so what prevents everyone in the apartment doing this with a “cousin”. If you’re stuffing more people into the building then costs go up. Maintenance isn’t free.
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JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Gotta love renting. Help a friend get back on their feet for a bit after life throws them through the wringer?
Too bad, so sad, your turn in the wringer.
Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
simplejack@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Looks like it might be a building that has students in it. A lot of us probably had that college roommate that decided that their high school friend or the new person they were dating was going to visit and never leave.
They didn’t need sanctuary, they just had zero boundaries and respect for the other people in the home. And young people aren’t always the best at resolving those situations with candor, so they fester.
midribbon_action@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Compared to rent, maintenance is basically free, typically about 1-2%. If we think that cost would double, for some reason, by adding another person, it still wouldn’t be that much. But it’s ridiculous to think that would even be the case, given that a sizeable portion of maintenance is not related to tenants at all.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Or 11 cousins, in a 2 person studio?
simplejack@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I wonder if this is being posted around student housing.
Given the language, adulting 101 talk, and the mention of a “community room,” this feels like it’s aimed at 18 year olds in student housing, or a city that revolves around a university.
Having people not on lease crash in student housing can lead to a lot of frustration for students using shared spaces.
I had some roommates have messy friends “crash” in their rooms for extended periods of time, and it ment that I had to effectively deal with a new shitty roommate that I didn’t sign up for. Not an uncommon thing.