The Victims of the Eviction Moratorium

Re:The Victims of the Eviction Moratorium by door100 on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @06:12PM (#26244301)

Cea Weaver, who is used as a foil and whose perspective is unfairly maligned in this article, is basically 100% correct. Landlordism should not exist. Housing is a human right and should not be an investment commodity.

> Emergency policies enacted in times of crisis are prone to becoming permanent, which some members of the #CancelRent movement say is the goal.

This is a good thing. The COVID crisis has exacerbated the huge inequalities in housing in the US, and now is a better time than ever to fix things.

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Re:The Victims of the Eviction Moratorium by whitepaint on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @06:21PM (#26244403)

> Landlordism should not exist.

So, if I own an apartment / house / room, I can't go and have a contract with another person willing to take on that contract and live in my place by the agreed rules beforehand?

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Re:The Victims of the Eviction Moratorium by door100 on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @06:29PM (#26244487)

I believe in a world in which housing is a public good and a human right, so that no one would have to rent from anyone else in order to have access to housing. In this world, housing would cease to be a profitable investment vehicle, and thus landlordism would no longer exist.

Could I "enter in a contract" to lease "land that I own" in a national park? No, because national parks are a public good that everyone shares in their ownership and right to access. Housing should be the same way.

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