• CileTheSane
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    1 year ago

    Making it illegal to rent property you don’t personally live on.

    If someone wants to rent out their basement, or split their home into a duplex then they are creating housing and I have no problem with that. Someone purchasing a home they have no intention living in so they can profit off someone else requiring shelter to live is a parasite.

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      1 year ago

      I can’t quite imagine how hotels would work then. Generally, you’d say “Oh, we’ll make an exception for them” but then many people would try to skirt themselves into the exception.

      • archomrade [he/him]@midwest.social
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        1 year ago

        Why are we pretending different dwelling classifications don’t already exist? Hotels are an entire classification unto itself, same with homesteads, which is what op is referring to

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        Do you think people who stay at a hotel have the same rights under the law as renters?

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          Last I heard, many urban landlords are getting out of that business and becoming hotel owners via Airbnb. It helps to make sure that those that do stay in the business have a healthy supply of tenants.