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Re:Big landlords used software to collude on rent prices, DC... by foxyv on Thursday November 02, 2023 @01:10PM (#38116751)
R1 zoning prevents the creation of affordable housing. Since you can only fit maybe two or three households per acre, and land prices are sky high, the only affordable housing is in the middle of nowhere, 2 hours from anything.

Something like this would be a huge improvement and reduce housing costs.

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/6/6/toward-dynamic-...

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Re:Big landlords used software to collude on rent prices, DC... by ecshafer on Friday November 03, 2023 @09:54AM (#38128791)
I agree with this. But the person i responded to was implying that relaxed zoning rules would leave more shoddy houses by developers. Despite building regulations being completely different than zoning.
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Re:Big landlords used software to collude on rent prices, DC... by foxyv on Friday November 03, 2023 @12:03PM (#38130726)
Ahh! Yeah I was thinking the same thing. It makes no sense that zoning would affect building quality.
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