In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times

Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by klipt on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @02:10AM (#8486154)

San Francisco has excellent (for long term tenants) rent control.

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Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by eru on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @07:11PM (#8490699)

Thanks for the information!

I guess that leads to `excellent' non-upgrading of houses that have long term tenants in them.

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Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by dllthomas on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @10:23PM (#8491246)

I think "strong rent control" is the uncontroversial phrasing.

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Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by klipt on Saturday October 25, 2014 @03:00PM (#8509013)

If the owner refuses to do maintenance, you can stop paying rent altogether until they do it.

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Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by eru on Sunday October 26, 2014 @07:27PM (#8512939)

Yes. But they won't upgrade anything.

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Re:In Oakland, a Sign of Some Very High Times by klipt on Sunday November 02, 2014 @04:57AM (#8546190)

If you're not paying rent, you can probably afford to upgrade it yourself...

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