What stops a tenant from just getting a laundry machine themselves?
This is such an American thing.
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Vodulas@beehaw.org 4 months agoMeh, it is illegal, but personally I don’t find it immoral. Laundry machines like this are just another way for landlords to extract money from their tenants for basic needs. They have them in a captive situation and should be providing either hookups in unit or free laundry facilities.
Summzashi@lemmy.one 4 months ago
Vodulas@beehaw.org 4 months ago
Hookups for one, you need a inlet and drain for the washer a different a vent for the dryer. A place to put it as well. They are big and bulky. You can get ventless combo machines, but still have the issue of water hookups and space.
Summzashi@lemmy.one 4 months ago
If the issue is space, yeah that sucks. The hookups are a non issue though.
Vodulas@beehaw.org 4 months ago
At least in the US, hookups are a big issue. You can hook the inlet up to a faucet sometimes, but the drain needs somewhere to go. Most dryers need a vent to the outside too, so that has to exist. I have never seen a leas that would let you add hookups either
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 4 months ago
Not all American apartments have water lines for the washer or 30a outlets for the dryer, much less dedicated space for the devices.
Summzashi@lemmy.one 4 months ago
I just plug my dryer in a normal outlet and empty a reservoir every once in a while. You can easily run a water line to a washer, that’s really a non issue.
Space might be scarce, sure. I’ve just never seen anything like what is being described in this thread except for American movies and such. Seems like such an easy thing to just not participate in.
Might be to foreign to understand the problem.
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 4 months ago
So, I guess 20a dryers aren’t super common here in the States.
Also, where I grew up apartment complexes don’t allow you to run water lines. I have heard that leases in New York City allow for more modifications, so it could be a regional thing.
Admetus@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
‘Free laundry machines’ could essentially be included in the rent, provided laundry machines are used properly and intentional damage paid for. I would be okay with CCTV being employed to ensure this. An extra $10 for water usage, and everyone uses their own detergent.
But does that make sense for capitalists?
Vodulas@beehaw.org 4 months ago
For me, rents are already pure profit for most apartment buildings, so they should just include it. I do agree there would need to be some incentive to keep them in order, but CCTV seems a little invasive. Not sure what the answer is, but I don’t think landlords would do it any how
Admetus@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
Profit 😕
I agree CCTV is a bit invasive…depends on the tenants! If I were a landlord with some tenants of concern, I’d have washing machines facing away from CCTV so no laundry is on camera!
Vodulas@beehaw.org 4 months ago
Sadly it is something that will probably never happen unless legislation is passed. At leas in the US