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Re:Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to Lead Department of Gover... by rendang on Wednesday November 13, 2024 @12:30PM (#42128095)
I don't know what "artificial" is supposed to mean here. Landlords respond to incentives; if letting out a unit means they'll be stuck with a rent controlled tenant (or in the US, stuck with a tenant-favorable legal environment that will leave them on the hook for damages and missed rent) then the smart thing to do is STR or use the apartment as your own guest home etc.
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Re:Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to Lead Department of Gover... by archagon on Wednesday November 13, 2024 @08:19PM (#42132151)
The smart thing for the government to do would be to make sitting on rental property illegal.

Without rent control, my friends and I could not afford to live in SF. It’s one of the only things keeping the city from being completely captured by the wealthy.

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