Pandemic-era eviction postponements and federal assistance programs have expired, leaving renters vulnerable to the eviction filings that have dramatically increased nationwide. As wages can’t keep up with higher housing prices, landlords make the ultimate decision on whether to evict, oftentimes at a human cost. NBC News’ Valerie Castro reports.
While I am not fan of those who choose to make someone else’s home and investment, the landlords only exist because we as a society have allowed homes to be an investment. Tip one landlord, another will pop up as the reward is so great.
When landlords make the news over here they are always put down as: “that nice guy who is sacrificing a part of his home to help the victims of the housing crisis”.
While in reality they own multiple houses which lack maintenance and have 11 people in 12m2 rooms for €750 a month, while the older generation like my parents only pay €550 for a 100m2 home.
We made it out of private owned housing but they still expect us to pay €900 for 55m2, while we would have liked to expand our family and my parents wouldn’t mind moving to a smaller (and cheaper) place, but if we were to trade houses they will pay €650 for that 55m2 and we will probably pay closer to €1100 for their 100m2.
I don’t agree housing cost is tied to income instead of surface area, if anything it should be tied to both in a more fair manner.
I coworker who is in the same housing market as us (my parents are priviliged for being stuck in an older market) is on his own and did get a decent size house at 110m2 but he pays roughly €750/800 which seems fair compared to my parents €550 for their 100m2 and considering his wage is better compared to their retirement.