#rent
this article (hearts for eyes) about #socialhousing in Vienna everyone is sharing from New York Times Magazine
We can house everyone who needs it but in the USA we just dont want to
#rent #environment #housing #publichousing
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#Housing Crisis: How One City SOLVED Their #Rent Nightmare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2six3GjZAM
How the #Film #Rent Was Ahead of Its Time. From open #LGBTQ+ #couples to directly talking about #class #division, #Rent was ahead of its time for a number of reasons.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #Entertainment #Movies #Representation #Culture
https://movieweb.com/rent-movie-ahead-of-its-time/
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#Austria #Vienna #Housing #SocialHousing #Rent: "Vienna’s generous supply of social housing helps keep costs down for everyone: In 2021, Viennese living in private housing spent 26 percent of their post-tax income on rent and energy costs, on average, which is only slightly more than the figure for social-housing residents overall (22 percent). Meanwhile, 49 percent of American renters — 21.6 million people — are cost-burdened, paying landlords more than 30 percent of their pretax income, and the percentage can be even higher in expensive cities. In New York City, the median renter household spends a staggering 36 percent of its pretax income on rent.
To American eyes, the whole Viennese setup can appear fancifully socialistic. But set that aside, and what’s mind-boggling is how social housing gives the economic lives of Viennese an entirely different shape. Imagine if your housing expenses were more like the Schachingers’. Imagine having to think about them to the same degree that you think about your restaurant choices or streaming-service subscriptions. Imagine, too, where the rest of your income might go, if you spent much less of it on housing. Vienna invites us to envision a world in which homeownership isn’t the only way to secure a certain future — and what our lives might look like as a result."
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/magazine/vienna-social-housing.html
Americans need to take a hard look at the whole idea of #SupplyandDemand, especially when it comes to #rent. I read about cities instituting rent control/stabilization and how some residents are up in arms about it. Rent increases when demand is high, but why is that? Other than property taxes, the cost associated with that place doesn't change from month to month except for the penchant of the landlord to increase their #profitmargin. But how much profit turns into pure greed? Is 10% or 15% profit high enough to live well? Is 25%? Does 30% become greedy? That's the question we wrestle with. How much profit becomes too much at the expense of the consumer and society as a whole.
To Pay Rent in Medieval England, Catch Some Eels #Eeel #Rent #Medieval @atlasobscura https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medieval-eel-rent-map-england
The truth, supported by facts and evidence, about #homelessness because “Everything you think you know about homelessness is wrong” #homeless #unhoused #rent #housing #HousingInsecurity #housingisahumanright https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/everything-you-think-you-know-about
Our #landlord once again wanted to enter our apartment without notifying us beforehand & without wearing a mask, so we pretended not to be home.
He passed a hand-written note under our door explaining that a toilet is only for human feces. Wtf. Such a demeaning tone too. I guess sewers got clogged and one of the neighbors claimed it was our fault?
He owns three expensive cars and raised our #rent by 8% last year, probably will do so again this year.
Wishing all landlords a very horrific life.
$4027/m - that's the month-to-month option for this crappy 2b apt. I have one month to find another place to rent or I have to sign another 9m minimum lease where the #rent is getting jacked up another $110/m w/o any apt improvements.
Pretty sure Cushman & Wakefield isn't struggling right now. The 80s era complex w/original shitty windows and 0 soundproofing assures me the greedy landlords are experiencing excellent returns in this #housing shortage crisis.
#HouseholdPulseSurvey estimates that of adults living in households w/ children,
37.8% were in homes where children currently receive #FoodAssistance.
21.4% of adults lived in households that were unable to pay an energy bill in full in the last year
1.4% of adults were displaced in the past year due to a #NaturalDisaster
29.6% of adults living in households not current on #rent or #mortgage report #eviction or #foreclosure in the next 2 months is somewhat/very likely,
https://census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/household-pulse-phase-3-8-may17.html
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The changes in my body has made nearly all of my clothing out of the running to wear. Depressing.
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Job search has a new wrinkle. My social anxiety has gotten worse. My medication is being changed for that and some of the side effects may lower my reaction times. High paced jobs are not in the cards for me. Not right now. There are a few things I am working on but there is a long loop back to make money.
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". . . a process that stirred controversy with homeowners fearing they’d lose the character of their neighborhoods."
Yes, we do have all the classic NIMBY liberals here in Madison too.
#housing #rent #uspol #politics #uspolitics #madison #wisconsin
Per this study, Madison continues to be ranked worst for rent increases at ~13% year-over-year (down slightly from ~15% a month or two ago).
https://www.apartmentlist.com/research/annual_rent_growth_tracker
#rent #housing #uspol #uspolitics #politics #madison #wisconsin
In the downtown area:
Studios with 400-600 sq. ft. are around $1200-1500 a month.
1B/1B with 600-800 sq. ft. are around $1400-1800 a month.
2B/2B with 900-1100 sq. ft. are around $2200-2700 a month.
And then you can save money by not having basic appliances or picking barely-meets-code units.
Completely unsustainable and extends into all the surrounding suburbs as well. You get nearly identical prices 15 miles out in all directions.
Madison, WI has seen among the largest increases to rent prices of any metropolitan area anywhere in the country.
I am making well above the median salary and I am moving away from the City due to cost in a few months.
You can't be single and live here in any way that makes it a good financial decision.
#rent #housing #madison #wisconsin #policy #uspol #politics #uspolitics
More on the 'rent control works' theme from Cory Doctorow
#AusPol #Rent #Housing
https://pluralistic.net/2023/05/16/mortgages-are-rent-control/
@sgraffito You had me at "#rent is too damn high."
To have social freedom, "we have to end the master to slave (or servant) relationship".
Upstream: Ep. 16: The Myth of Freedom Under Capitalism (Documentary)
Episode webpage: https://www.upstreampodcast.org/the-myth-of-freedom-under-capitalism
#economics #politics #capitalism #money #wage #slaves #rent #inequality
They want us to tip a machine when they make us use a self check-out?
NO. :eyeroll:
"Landlords have taken to TikTok to make a case for #gratuity to be added onto #rent."
FUCK THAT SHIT!! 🤬
https://www.businessinsider.com/customers-are-hesitant-to-tip-at-self-check-out-2023-5
#Tipping at self check-out: #Customers aren't happy | #Business Insider
@KevinCarson1 sums up the problem with landlording at C4SS:
https://c4ss.org/content/58545
Why is Helen Whately happy to be on Question Time but cagey if the questions are about her expenses? | Vox Political
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2023/05/12/why-is-helen-whately-happy-to-be-on-question-time-but-cagey-if-the-questions-are-about-her-expenses/
#Helen #Whately #Faversham #expenses #Question_Time #rent #farmhouse
There is of course another option to stabilise rent. And that is for longer term leases - 2, 5 and 10 years - where rent, and rent increases, are defined in that long term lease. That way, a renter knows what they are in for and there are no surprises for them.
It also works for landlords who appreciate the stability of a good tenant and guaranteed income.
I have no idea why long term leases don't exist in Australia.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/11/sam-zell-mobile-home-king-evictions-hell | ‘It’s hell’: life under the American mobile home king who calls himself a ‘grave dancer’ |
"Billionaire Sam Zell is the largest mobile home landlord in the US, but his tenants say they reckon with disrepair, neglect, flooding and rising rents. Some have had enough" | #capitalism #inequality #housing #landlords #rent #UnitedStates
Why owning a home in America is so hard: Buying a home is hard and demographics are a driving factor of homeownership.
https://americaninequality.substack.com/p/homeownership-and-inequality
Another rent increase from the #LandLord "Because of rising costs" Fuck off, because you're a greedy prick. OMG I can't wait until I can stop supporting someone else's lifestyle. #Rent #LandLeech
#Cdnpoli #Nspoli #Rent #Halifax #Housing #Stigma #Poverty
On Tuesday, regional council moved ahead with the plan to create a new framework that would require all new developments to either include affordable units or put up cash-in-lieu to build units elsewhere.
Long, long, past due & has important social benefits for all , while reducing the stigma.of poverty , a very important benefit.
Building codes kept/keep the poor out and create both poverty & homelessness
After two years of incredible rises, rents in Austin start to fall
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I am not as worried about over drafting thanks to a lovely human.
I am still i need of help for medical costs and living expenses.
Aside from just not having proper clothing for my changing body, I am trying to get my transition meds all covered. I will be starting a new HRT arrangement as soon as I can get that in order.
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#Highschool #musicals are being #banned and #censored due to extreme #RepublicanParty #antiLGBTQ+ #laws
Plays like #JamesandtheGiantPeach to #Rent are being #cancelled in #states across America, with #schoolboards citing #drag-inspired costumes and #LGBTQ+ #characters as reasons for #censoring #content – or #banning #productions entirely.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
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Said Chadly - 22 Margrave Pl. unit 4. 1 bedroom + office. #rent #lease #sanfrancisco #2bedroom or #office #1bedroom ... https://youtu.be/Iath_iLhcRE via @YouTube
Renting 101. If your counting on bureaucracy of the uncaring your screwed .
I've rented & am a landlord. My lease requires that you have a tenants package & provide proof , or your evicted as that avoids all these issues, for a few dollars..
I understand legally he can do the repairs & deduct from rent .
If that fails do what .Da boys & I did when a landlord refused to refund the damage deposit,. Drop by his home & help him find Jesus
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/family-flood-apartment-1.6834190
A large - and mostly overlooked - segment of homelessness is caused by high rents, not addiction or mental illness.
Drug addiction and mental illness exists everywhere. Grinding, Dickensian poverty does not.
#rent #rents #RentSeeking #homelessness #homeless #unhoused #poverty #capitalism #MentalHealth #MentalIllness #Addiction #DrugAddiction #Austerity #Neglect #PrivateProperty
Oh fun, my #landlord has issued me a #rentalIncrease notification. They want to raise my #rent by 11%.
Literally the only thing that has changed is the market. There has been zero improvement to the apartment. In fact, at one point during this lease year, we went more than 3 months waiting for a basic repair.
Sure could do with better tenant protections and a sensible cap on rent increases.
Tomorrow is the very last day of grace period for my #rent. I've been sweating it the last two weeks. But if everything (like Stripe, etc.) works out, I should be able to get it in just under the wire. 🤞🏻
'Completely misleading' landlord letters threaten tenants with eviction
The details are immaterial as the only law is if you don't own it you don't control it and you will ultimately lose .
I have a sister and brother that retired . They did the math and both bought mini homes , 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1200sg feet heat pumps, for about $100,000.
Their cost to operate less than rent and both homes now worth over $250,000
Can landlords increase your rent as much as they want in Georgia?
Yes. They can set your rent at whatever amount they wish. 😲 😡
"Georgia law is pretty clear. It says that local #governments here can not #regulate the amount of rent charged by a landlord.
"'There is no cap on the amount of rent increases that a #landlord can charge,' said Dr. Shelton."
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/verify/landlords-increase-rent-georgia/85-74e3a577-ac42-4760-b854-84f2dc00307e
Can #landlords increase your #rent as much as they want in #Georgia? What we found
#ABC #News is scrambling to find a replacement for #Nate #Silver’s #election #forecasting #model, which the 538 founder is taking with him when he #leaves the news organization at the end of his contract.
According to two sources with knowledge of the situation, #ABC executives were slow to realize that the company only #owned #some of the models that 538 used to forecast major elections, and that #many were on #rent from Silver as part of the initial deal to bring the data journalism site to ESPN ten years ago.
“They have put very very very little bandwidth into managing 538, and they seem pretty #clueless about who-owns-what #IP #questions,” one person familiar told semafor.com
Living with mum and dad: Why can't youths in Ireland and Italy afford to move out?
Euronews investigates the reasons why young people in Ireland and Italy are struggling to get on the property ladder or afford rent amid the cost-of-living crisis.
The UK's #housingcrisis in a single statistic:
Average #rent in #London: £2500
Average rent across the UK: £1190
When you know the average (mean) take home salary in the UK is around £2600, you can see that even outside London for the average worker rent accounts for around 45% of take home pay...
This is the brutal reality of a country on the side of landlords not tenants - almost th dictionary definition of #rentiercapitalism!
This cannot be sustainable nor should it be!
Hi, future landlord. So you want to see my last 3 months of bank statements on top of 100 points of ID?
How about YOU SHOW ME…
3 months of your social media posts, so I can see your attitude to community, plus 3 months of bank statements so I can see that you can afford urgent repairs.
#Melbourne #RentBidding #Rent #Australia #RentalCrisis #Landlords #Renting #TenantsRights
Melon Husk's basic #birdapp sued again for #failure to pay over a million in back #rent since #socialmedia site acquisition. No word on if landlord will accept #dogecoin
In shock news, #Landlords are total bastards.
"Landlords demanding renters send photo, CV and character references
"Prospective tenants are being asked to provide personal details in order to secure a contract, raising fears of #Discrimination...
"...Prospective tenants also reported being asked to give letting agents access to their #LinkedIn profiles."
Thank you so much to everyone who boosted. It means a lot. I gave him some money myself but I am only able to afford $20 - $40 per month in #MutualAid donations.
Here, for convenience's sake: the direct link to the paypal page for sending money.
Thank you soooo much! #Donations #Fundraising #Rent
The Blackstone Tenants Union (BTU) in San Diego aims to fight evictions and rising rents since the corporate landlord ended a COVID-19 eviction pause.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/epvdzw/blackstone-tenants-union-san-diego-evictions-rent
#Technews #housing #HOUSINGCRISIS #Blackstone #tenants #rent
Near Milwaukee, the lives of landlord Todd Brunner and tenant Angelica Belen intersect in a house that catches fire.
What came before and after shows there’s one kind of justice for those who own and another for those who rent.
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This heartbreaking report from Pulitzer winners Ken Armstrong & Raquel Rutledge was just honored with a National Magazine Award.
⚡ We need your help with an article for NationalWorld! Our reporter would love to know what is the most ridiculous thing your landlord did when you were renting as a #student?
#students #housing #landlords #uk #rent #question #help #journorequest
@rbreich I think a nationwide ban on #rent increases might also play a complimentary role in reducing #inflation and #profiteering .
Landlords aren’t leaving the market in droves, admits Tory housing minister.
Rachel Maclean MP said the narrative being pushed by some MPs and the property sector is ‘wrong.’
Tenant activism groups say it is important the “false narratives” are being challenged.
#Landlords #rent #Tenants #Housing #Economics #UK #UKpol #Politics #Tories #property
They are essentially saying, “get use to less, bitch because we’re gobbling up the rest”. I’d also like to point out that “housing” isn’t the same as a #home. A home is yours. Homes build memories and community and families. #Housing is something you endure because you don’t have a choice. You shuffle from place to place for a bullshit job, or lower #rent. You don’t know your neighbours, and you have no connections. That is #capitalism.
#rent : a break or breach made by force
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- German: mieten
- Italian: affitto
- Portuguese: aluguer
- Spanish: alquiler
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City of Barrie rental prices jump nearly 15% year-over-year: report | CTV News https://bit.ly/3JomJRU #Zumper #Barrie #Rent #SimcoeCounty #cdnpoli @barrie @cdnpoli
'Affordable housing' is only affordable if you can actually afford to pay your rent. In #LA a tax-credit program was supposed to encourage developers to build more housing for low-income Angelenos.
Spoiler alert: it didn't.
Here's why.
#LAist #LA #housing #rent #renters #affordablehousing #developers
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I've not seen a lot of coverage of this so posting here.
If you live in #Scotland the #EvictionBan has been extended to the end of September 2023 (with the possibility of further extention).
You can check with #Shelter to find out how this applies to your own circumstances.
#housing #news #tenants #rent
https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/housing_advice/cost_of_living/eviction_ban
‘It’s legal, there’s just no precedent’: the first US town to demand a rent decrease
#housing #houseless #homeless #rent
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/07/new-york-housing-rent-costs-kingston-tenants?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Well, some stuff fell through, so I once again find myself in need of help raising rent money.
I somehow need to find AU$300 by the weekend.
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"After an 80-year-old janitor had to return to work after his #rent was increased, Texas high school students raised more than $250,000 to help him retire."
I'm glad The Guardian didn't just position this as feel-good story, but also went on to talk about how many seniors are forced to work well past a normal retirement age.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/24/texas-students-retired-school-janitor-rent-increase
Quite egregious!
‘Why do you want to pay more #rent?' Perth woman receives surprising phone call from landlord via ABC News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-22/rent-increases-without-landlords-permission-perth-/101876684
Strange, what kind of tiny apartments are for #rent in #Tokyo 😳
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=y-1Dwhh7dEc
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"Inside Tokyo's TINIEST Luxury Apartment"
Newly built in 2021, the apartment has 9 sqm (+ loft), the #rent is 650$, which seems to be quite affordable for #Tokyo
#Comment on #youtube:
"It may be small but I can tell it was designed with care and attention to the person who would be living there. Whoever designed the space really did their best!"
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=jZ7Bu_SDJgM
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#FediShop #writer #writing #author #FairyDoor #haiku #poetry #coffee #wine #rent #wfh
"Most politicians don’t use public transport. Most politicians don’t rent their accommodation. Most politicians won’t wait on hospital trolleys. That will tell you everything." Letter to Irish Times about Dublin's disgraceful bus service #DublinBus #GhostBuses #Politicians #Trolleys #rent https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2023/01/12/why-politicians-dont-use-public-transport/
Some personal news: my wife and I have not been able to enter our apartment for more than a few minutes at a time since 12/23 due to #perlite dust #contamination which is similar to #fiberglass. Tara had to go to the #er for breathing problems and severe pain that night and we've been in hotels and hostels ever since. #advice welcome. Should we stop paying #rent? #landlord won't clean it so we're having to pay out of pocket.
They should have planned better so as to not find themselves in such a precarious predicament.
Twitter sued for not paying San Francisco office rent | Engadget https://www.engadget.com/twitter-sued-for-not-paying-san-francisco-office-rent-165530970.html?src=rss
In “You can (not) get rich)”, written in November, I outlined an example against the myth of “self-made” wealth in order to demonstrate that wealth is almost never gained from nothing. I used the example of someone becoming a landlord.
https://www.selfawaresoup.com/notes/2022/11/22/you-can-not-get-rich/
Today is Winter Solstice & National Homeless Memorial Day.
Winter is the coldest, deadliest time to be unhoused. Just in California, thousands of unhoused people die each year. And the mortality rate has been growing (up 77% from 2015-2020).
In San Francisco, 70% of unhoused people had housing in the city before becoming homeless. Thousands of them are children. The biggest cause in SF (and many other cities) is job loss, combined with the outrageous cost of housing. Median rental prices in SF are currently $3,600/month, more than a month’s wages at $20/hr (assuming you kept the entirety of those wages, without any deductions).
The United Nations called San Francisco’s treatment of the unhoused a Violation of Human Rights (https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/rapporteur-United-Nations-San-Francisco-homeless-13351509.php).
However, the same could be said of every city that has unhoused people. And it’s not like the solution is that complicated. All we have to do is build more housing. Or, more precisely, make all new housing available to the unhoused, ideally for free, before offering any to high-wage techbros who commute to Silicon Valley, or anyone else for that matter.
Wouldn’t hurt to also implement a guaranteed minimum income for all, and end real estate speculation, price gouging and evictions.
People before profits!
Property is Theft!
No War but Class War!
#homeless #speculation #rent #solstice #humanrights #un #unemployment #workingclass
Do you live in Scotland? Do you rent? We need your help to keep the rent freeze in place til March - please take 5 mins to submit your testimony to Living Rent: https://www.livingrent.org/keep_the_freeze
DOJ #Antitrust Division has opened an investigation into whether #rent-setting software made #RealPage is facilitating collusion among #landlords, according to a source.
The inquiry is being launched as questions have arisen about a 2017 merger between RealPage and its largest pricing competitor. The source told #ProPublica some #DOJ staff raised concerns about the merger but were overridden by political appointees of former President Donald #Trump.
By Heather Vogell:
As a #journalist, what I worry most about losing Twitter is not so much my platform (I never had a huge one on Twitter anyway) but it’s losing access to lurking around on how all sorts of people are reacting to something that happened in the news or random people complaining that their #rent went up or their #landlord is harassing them or they can’t get a #mortgage. I spent a lot of time on Twitter listening and it’s hard to rebuild that. Thank you for coming to my #rant