Don’t forget “flushable” wipes
The benefit of renting is that when shit breaks, maintenance fixes it so that you don’t have to muddle your way through trying to replace the oven or some shit. Also you don’t have to do yard work. A good landlord is one who understand that his job is to provide housing and maintain the property, and not sit on his ass collecting passive income/hoarding wealth.
You can also up stakes and leave if something goes horribly wrong, and not repeatedly rebuild your house because of natural disasters or be stuck living next to the worst neighbor in history because you still owe $200k on the dirt you’re anchored to.
There is no such thing as a good landlord. There is no benefit of renting in capitalism. It is strictly exploitative. Go away with your bourgeois drivel
I like our landlord.
He lets me into his pool, I offer my IT skills for their upkeep.
He keeps the rent relatively low.
Everyone is more or less happy.So: You are wrong.
Edit: For the downvoter. Stay mad at your shitty landlord. But not everyone is a horrible landowner and human.
There is no such thing as an ethical landlord under capitalism. You’re fighting for a class you don’t belong to.
The oil doesn’t necessarily just make a problem for your landlord. Fat/oil can clog sewers way down the line, causing problems for entire neighborhoods over time and requiring costly maintenance, which increases the costs of sewer service for everyone
So it will affect multiple landlords? 😈
/s
And even if it creates a problem for your landlord only, it is you, who is going to pay for it, anyway. They will not just eat the loss - why would they? - they will increase the rent even more, than they would otherwise, to cover the costs.
it is you, who is going to pay for it, anyway.
Common misconception. If they could raise prices more over time, they already would. Costs are irrelevant.
I got an email like two weeks ago that there had been an increase on car break-ins recently
Then when it came time to re-sign they decided to increase rent
Nothing from stopping everyone from coming together to leave the property in mass if they increase rent.
except having to find a new place to move all your stuff to.
I just moved. it was hella expensive.
security deposit + first + last month: ~5k
movers: ~850 (and don’t tell me movers are optional - my wife is disabled and I have a lot of chronic pain).
uhaul rental + moving supplies: ~300
so total that’s over 6 thousand dollars. that’s the same amount as if they increased the old rent by 500$ and we lived there another year.
That’s a lot. I just break down my stuff and pack in my truck. Last time I moved in the states it was a security deposit and first months rent so like $1800 (or $500 more than I was going to pay anyways in rent) and I guess gas. If needed I would buy and sell a trailer for like $400 so it would work out to $0 after being sold. My furniture is all very light and breaks down or otherwise can be easily moved by my little metal dolly and held with my straps. If I needed labor I could probably find two guys for $50 each for like those few hours, lunch included of course. It’s really not much stuff.
you have no idea what depreciation is I guess. and idk where you’re finding an apartment for 900$ a month that doesn’t want first + last + security deposit.
is it possible that our situations are different? that not everyone has the same needs, is in the same location, or has your braindead math? or perhaps things have changed since you last moved?
(in case it’s not obvious, that last paragraph is dripping with sarcasm. youre an idiot spreading misinformation at best. kindly go fuck yourself and enjoy the rest of your day)
I’ve never paid first and last months rent when renting although I have paid the entire lease in one shot before without a security deposit.
If the furnace goes out its the landlord who pays - Renting
If the furnace goes out you are out $1000s - Home Owner
Only one I can think of is the cost of fixing shit.
Windows, radiators and water heater are 30+ years old and heat has to be on full blast 24/7 to keep the place above 20C in the winter, and multiple window AC units are required to keep the place below 30C in the summer. Landlord pays nothing to update, and renter keeps paying huge energy bills, and being uncomfortable the whole time. - renting
Homeowner spends a few grand to buy efficient furnace, central AC, and windows and saves money on energy bills every month and upgelrades pay for themselves while staying nice and comfy. - home owner
If the landlord doesn’t cheap out at all and “fix it” with some ransom guy he knows
Landlords are kidnapping handymen now. This is where we’re at.
Jokes aside. What do you do with the oil?
Store it in the balls.
Apply directly to the forehead.
Put in a plastic bottle and throw that away when it’s full. Alternatively there is a powder you can buy to harden the fat so you can chuck it in the trash.
That effects everyone downstream. If you must dispose of grease without a grease trap but you don’t want to deal with like a trash bag situation: pour it into a disposable container and throw it in the trash.
Or just pour it on the lawn somewhere. Don’t keep using the same spot.
