Comment on Heh heh

ThePantser@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• platypode@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Counterpoint: the landlord is paying with your rent money.

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  • Comrade_Spood@quokk.au ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Plus, that is assuming your landlord follows through in a timely manner. Plenty of examples of landlords being assholes and procrastinating or outright refusing to repair essential things. Even if you (are able to) take them to court, that takes additional time.

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    • zikzak025@lemmy.world ⁨35⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      Or that they even reasonably fix it.

      A homeowner can choose to get whatever works best for them. If they have their own preferences, or even want to spend a bit extra to get a “buy it for life” product, they can do whatever they want.

      A landlord will do whatever is considered “good enough” for the lowest cost. The landlord will always opt for the cheapest solution for any given problem because they’re not the one that needs to live with it.

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    • bort@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Plenty of examples of landlords being assholes and procrastinating or outright refusing to repair essential things

      happened to me a couple years ago. The solution was a friendly-worded letter, notifying them that we will not pay any rent until the thing is fixed, and informing them about related court decisions. (this was in germany, your laws may differ)

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  • TootSweet@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You’re still out just as much

    And then some. The landlord’s profit.

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  • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Unless you have enough cash to buy a house, the bank is making a profit margin on the mortgage.

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    • jnod4@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      And landlords are making a profit margin on a mortgage as well, unless they own it, then they make an even bigger margin

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  • CannedYeet@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    If we’re talking a major cost, the landlord will probably amortize it over a long period, so if you’re only renting a short period you won’t pay for it all.

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  • panda_abyss@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It would be cool if you could run a coop where you all paid in the amortized cost of repairs on a schedule and if an incident happened before expected you withdraw the cash and keep paying in after.

    But this would get abused on both ends by fraudulent claims and petty managers. You’d have to be very selective.

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    • makeshift0546@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      There called a condo.

      Good luck dealing with your condo association. You think an HOA is bad 🤣

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    • rain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyz ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      that’s how it works if you own a flat, things like heating or repairs of shared parts are paid from common fund

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    • Zwiebel@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You could also just move into a co-op

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• rImITywR@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Windows, radiators and water heater are 30+ years old and heat has to be on full blast 24/7 to keep the place above 20C in the winter, and multiple window AC units are required to keep the place below 30C in the summer. Landlord pays nothing to update, and renter keeps paying huge energy bills, and being uncomfortable the whole time. - renting

  Homeowner spends a few grand to buy efficient furnace, central AC, and windows and saves money on energy bills every month and upgelrades pay for themselves while staying nice and comfy. - home owner

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  • undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Amen. I’m the renter in the shitbox that’s always too fucking hot or too fucking cold.

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• bloogoose@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  What an awful take. Capitalism has really done a number on folks.

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• unitedwithme@lemmy.today ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  If the landlord doesn’t cheap out at all and “fix it” with some ransom guy he knows

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