Why doesn't Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather own a home yet?He responds that he has a small, single-income family and gives up about $50,000 from his annual salary to fund a free meal program in his Brisbane electorate. 'Because of that, giving up that money, and being on a single income and in an inner city electorate with a very, very high median house price, it is actually sort of difficult at the moment to buy a house there,' the Greens housing and homelessness spokesperson says.

Well, thank you Max.

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[–] jonne 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if his landlord ever considered not renewing his lease due to his political stance vis-a-vis landlords.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago (4 children)

No, because, and I say this as a landlord myself, landlords care about paying the mortgage more than the principle of being allowed to own property to rent. Most landlords can’t afford for it not to be rented out. Turning down a good tenant due to their political beliefs would be foolish. And mean.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, Lemmy is very well aware that tenants pay the mortgage for landlords.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 9 points 8 months ago

Subsidised by tax breaks, no less. Yes, it's a bad system.

[–] eureka@aussie.zone 4 points 8 months ago

I assumed it would also be illegal discrimination, but I have no evidence.

[–] trk@aussie.zone 1 points 8 months ago

Admitting to being a landlord on Lemmy? Brave. Very brave.

[–] Wooki@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Rental vacancy rate has never been lower. Landlords have zero problems finding renters if the price is not stupid. Yet. Which it will become as investments dry up and continue forcing prices higher