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[-] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 154 points 8 months ago

First, squatters of this type are taking advantage of laws intended to protect renters from predatory landlords. Wherever you stand on people appropriating unused property, these laws need to stay in place even if they’re made more specific.

Second, news outlets like this will always quote a “guns and drugs” case and not the mom with three kids seeking employment or homeless vet cases.

Third, with security cams and doorbells being so cheap, there’s no reason why this should be an issue, especially for a large real estate rental company. That alone puts me in “cry me a river” mode. Notice again that the article lists interviews with individual homeowners but is actually profiling the impact on a rental company.

[-] kalkulat@lemmy.world 48 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

IMO owning an unoccupied house thats off-market, or prohibitively-priced is probably a gambling chip.

IF there are ANY families in the same county that are homeless, it should begin being taxed as a gambling-chip. Sell-it very soon or it may used for a free shelter for however it remains unoccupied by the owner.

[-] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 11 points 8 months ago

I have no issues with raising property taxes on non-owner occupied housing, and having them even higher on unoccupied housing.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 35 points 8 months ago

Hell, the basic idea behind squatter's laws is that the squatter is actually doing something with the land instead of a derilect landlord.

If a bank isn't immediately selling the foreclosed home, they should lose it.

[-] dave@feddit.uk 10 points 8 months ago

All good points—did you mean “tiny violin mode”, or have I been misunderstanding that song for a long time?

[-] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 23 points 8 months ago

No, they mean the same thing, at least in my familiarity with the phrases. “Cry me a river” means that I don’t care to hear about their complaints, even if their tears were enough to fill a river, because I think they’re not legitimate.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

“Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it.” Is a favorite expression.

[-] waz@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

I always liked the similar variation: "Cry me a river, build a bridge and jump off it."

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Ooo.

I’m going to to have to steal this. For variation,

[-] SleepingTower@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Could be both: "I will now play 'Cry me a river' on the world's tiniest violin."

[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

You encapsulated this perfectly, thank you. As a side note, speculative ownership of housing is a violent crime and should be punished as such, at least while there are any homeless people anywhere.

[-] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -4 points 8 months ago

>squatters of this type are taking advantage of laws intended to protect renters from predatory landlords.

what makes you think that's the intention?

[-] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

Being from California (and earlier from New York), that’s very much the intention. Both states (and municipal laws in places like LA, SF, and NYC) make the landlords have to jump through a lot of hoops before an eviction can take place, and the tenants can file for protection.

I know that things vary from state to state, but I’ve only been a renter in NY, NJ, and CA. I’ve also successfully sued a landlord for over $100k in damages and expenses.

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