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Re:The Cost of Being Poor: Why It Costs So Much to Be Poor i... by walkhour on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @06:48AM (#34079426)
What happens in most cases is that rents go up, because landlords have to factor in this uncertainty. And the debt of the non paying tenants is collectivized.
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Re:The Cost of Being Poor: Why It Costs So Much to Be Poor i... by yakak on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @06:56AM (#34079481)
Rental prices are based on the rental market price and then affect house prices. A landlord deciding they aren't going to make enough for their risk at the market rate and selling doesn't change much as whoever buys either stops renting or is going to rent it out.
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