Abundance Isn't Going to Happen Unless Politicians Are Scared of the Status Quo

Re:Abundance Isn't Going to Happen Unless Politicians Are Sc... by e40 on Thursday March 27, 2025 @06:31PM (#43498972)

Berkeley, CA in the 80s (90s?) a lady went into the hospital for an extended stay and rented her place. She had a verbal agreement that they'd leave when she got out. She got out, they didn't leave. Last I heard about the case it was 10 years later and they were still there.

Yeah, I know, Berkeley. Rent control was very anti-landlord. But "rents have total rights as long as they pay" sounds too harsh to me.

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Re:Abundance Isn't Going to Happen Unless Politicians Are Sc... by archagon on Thursday March 27, 2025 @06:42PM (#43499071)

I feel for the lady, but the problem is that she didn’t get it in writing. Renter protections are almost orthogonal.

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Re:Abundance Isn't Going to Happen Unless Politicians Are Sc... by eddythompson80 on Thursday March 27, 2025 @08:19PM (#43499849)

Yeah, that’s usually the answer. At the end of the day, never communicate with your tenant except through a lawyer or an officer. Corporate is much better fit for rent than small scale landlords. No emotions involved, no trust required, and they can achieve economy of scale with legal fees.

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Re:Abundance Isn't Going to Happen Unless Politicians Are Sc... by thaumasiotes on Friday March 28, 2025 @04:09AM (#43502777)

> Renter protections are almost orthogonal.

You think something other than renter protections was stopping her from kicking her squatter out?

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Re:Abundance Isn't Going to Happen Unless Politicians Are Sc... by tomjakubowski on Friday March 28, 2025 @06:41AM (#43503738)

It's not squatting if the tenant is paying rent.

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