Nah. I’ve been renting where I’m at for over a decade. My landlord has been amazing. I’ve had times where I’m out of work and he’s allowed me to be 2 months late paying, I’ve had hard times and he’s helped out, he let’s me do what I want with the place and he foots the bill. He’s also only raised my rent in that 11 years by 125$. I’ve also seen his house, and it’s worse off then mine. My truck is better then his as well. Not all landlords are the same. Some actually do want to help as much as they can.
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mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day agoAll landlords are parasites. Paying a landlord is not the same as having home insurance…
titanicx@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Socialism_Everyday@reddthat.com 1 day ago
I’m genuinely happy for you getting a good landlord, but access to housing shouldn’t be conditioned by being lucky to get a decent and altruistic landlord (a minority in people’s experience, hence the massive upvotes of the post).
mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
They’re still getting your money for little to no work. You’re helping house and feed them in order to have access to their private property. As in, you are creating value through your labor, and have to exchange some of that value you created with your landlord for access to private property. Your landlord granting you access doesn’t create value and yet you have to pay for it. At the end of the day, they still have a property that has an exchange value and you had to trade some of the value you created for nothing. It’s consumed. It’s gone.
Rachelhazideas@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Home insurance does not cover costs associated with maintenance and negligence.
Your sewer line failing because it’s 50 years old and made of cast iron is not a valid home insurance claim.
mathemachristian@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
Ok? A landlord is still no substitute for actual insurance
disguistingProp@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
And the cost of renovating doesn’t even compare to what the landlord makes for sitting on his ass