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"But we also think that the responsibility for the safety of [low-income people] — and let's face it, it's low-income people who have this problem — that's a responsibility for society at large, for everyone, not just for the people who happen to own the buildings where these people make their homes."

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[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 56 points 1 week ago (18 children)

if a landlord can't afford to install air conditioning where air conditioning is required, they should be forced to sell any and all properties that don't comply.

actually, hold on, let me fix that for me:

landlords should be forced to sell any and all properties except the one they live in. period.

[–] WhyIAughta@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (4 children)

The media loves to have us hate on private landlords, blaming them for the housing bubble and supply issue while it’s partly true it’s a drop in the bucket compared to the scummy rental corporations who have been buying up single family homes and renting them out en masse.

The small landlord that has 1 or 2 rental properties will eventually die and their properties will be liquidated, the companies however will hold onto these properties forever.

[–] useyourmainfinger@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Absolutely correct, same principle applies to lots of other areas too. Such as food supply.

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