RehRomano to Canada · 1 year agoRent is going up more than $100 a month right now — with the average asking price a record $2,117www.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1144arrow-down1external-linkRent is going up more than $100 a month right now — with the average asking price a record $2,117www.cbc.caRehRomano to Canada · 1 year agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareramlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up67arrow-down2·1 year agoHousing should be a human right, but now it’s not even a utility; it’s a luxury good for the wealthy that even the poor must find a way to afford.
minus-squareChaosSpectator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoThat’s great and all, but what can be done with this? Of course we can’t just go to our landlords and be like “uh…ma freedoms!”.
minus-squareChaosSpectator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWell…not paying stupid amounts for a roof over my head, let’s start there.
minus-squarePxtllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoI wonder if this could be used to sue organizations that block housing construction? “I want to build a 20-storey affordable housing project” “The local councilman and neighborhood groups want it to be a 10-storey building” “The Charter doesn’t give a shit what they want”
Housing should be a human right, but now it’s not even a utility; it’s a luxury good for the wealthy that even the poor must find a way to afford.
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Unfortunately the UDHR is not enforceable…
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That’s great and all, but what can be done with this? Of course we can’t just go to our landlords and be like “uh…ma freedoms!”.
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Well…not paying stupid amounts for a roof over my head, let’s start there.
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I wonder if this could be used to sue organizations that block housing construction?
“I want to build a 20-storey affordable housing project”
“The local councilman and neighborhood groups want it to be a 10-storey building”
“The Charter doesn’t give a shit what they want”