ID: A Sophie Labelle 4 panel comic featuring Stephie in different poses, saying:

Landlords do not provide housing.

They buy and Hold more space than they need for themselves.

Then, they create a false scarcity and profit off of it.

What they’re doing is literally the opposite of providing housing.

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.networkEnglish
    17·
    2 months ago

    Owning a house involves paying out of pocket for maintenance whereas when renting, you can have the landlord take care of that for you, and it doesn’t involve paying whoever comes to fix your stuff.

    Those costs are almost certainly built into your rent. It’s not free. You also risk the landlord just not fixing things.

    • Tja@programming.devEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      If the landlord doesn’t fix things you stop paying rent. At least in countries with strong regulations (Mietminderung in Germany).

      • jjjalljs@ttrpg.networkEnglish
        5·
        2 months ago

        They’ll probably start eviction proceedings if you stop paying rent. They may also do other unpleasant things to make the apartment unlivable.

        In the US the law is generally not cheap and not on the side of the poor.

    • usualsuspect191@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      True, although likely spread over a longer period of time and over multiple tenants. You’re not paying for the new roof after just renting a couple of years for example.

      Where I live, the break-even point is about 3 years last I checked where it’s cheaper to rent assuming you could buy if you wanted to (realtor fees are a part of this since they essentially run a cartel, speaking of parasites…). That’s assuming no major maintenance needed otherwise that changes the math.

      • basmati@lemmus.orgEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        Really depends, either insurance fully covers it, or the resident is at fault in most jurisdictions. The landlord would only cover it if they had no current renter and they had terrible insurance. Pipes freezing is an entirely predictable and easily preventable thing outside an act of God.