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Rent is theft
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Can you agree it's at least exploitative?
I dunno man. When we moved into our apartment we got a new water heater, new washer/dryer, new kitchen sink, and HVAC repaired within the first couple weeks. We've gotten multiple smaller things fixed as well including exterior tuck pointing to fix a leak.
Sometimes I lament not owning, but that would have all been out of pocket if we had bought a property as is with those issues. Didn't cost us a dime.
There are undeniable benefits to renting. I rent. It's still a for-profit business in the end, though, and per capitalism, they'll fuck you as hard as you let them.
But I also fuck them as hard as they let me. And in my city and state, which have very strong tenants' rights protections, my fucking goes a long way.
Good on you.
It's hard for most people who see rent rise faster than salary. Which is the case for most of the United States.
It can be exploitative, but it's not automatically so. Both parties benefit from the agreement in different ways.
I don't mean to be shocking, but this feels very much like "she orgasmed when I molested her".
The other option is homelessness. You rent at the barrel of a gun. How could you possibly call that consent?