Re:The Victims of the Eviction Moratorium
by Jtsummers on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @06:19PM
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If the landlord is literally just collecting rent and doing nothing to maintain the property and not taking on associated risks and responsibilities (liability for injury and catastrophic failures like electrical fires; having to pay, primarily, state and local taxes on the property), then sure, there's absolutely nothing good about rent.
But most rents are not executed in that manner. The owner of the property is still responsible for maintaining it, is responsible for repairs if the tenant breaks something and bails, is responsible to the government for the property taxes, is responsible to the bank (or other lender) for the mortgage, is responsible for the safety of the parties inside the house, and so on. It's not a "Hey, fuck you little guy you owe me $1000/month and I don't care that you have no running water and that the lights spark when you flip that switch." situation.
But most rents are not executed in that manner. The owner of the property is still responsible for maintaining it, is responsible for repairs if the tenant breaks something and bails, is responsible to the government for the property taxes, is responsible to the bank (or other lender) for the mortgage, is responsible for the safety of the parties inside the house, and so on. It's not a "Hey, fuck you little guy you owe me $1000/month and I don't care that you have no running water and that the lights spark when you flip that switch." situation.