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minus-squaresausagemeatus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down6·1 year agoI think all leases should be month-to-month. Making it easier to move would help renters shop around, move if their landlord is shit, move if their neighbors are shit, move if they get a new job, etc.
minus-squareMasterOBee Master/King@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down5·1 year agoThat would just cause rents to go up because landlords wouldn’t have the security of the contract. You want rents to be even higher than they are now?
I think all leases should be month-to-month. Making it easier to move would help renters shop around, move if their landlord is shit, move if their neighbors are shit, move if they get a new job, etc.
That would just cause rents to go up because landlords wouldn’t have the security of the contract. You want rents to be even higher than they are now?