12-27-2019, 01:17 AM
(12-26-2019, 10:34 PM)jeffster Wrote: If people were taught how to take care of themselves and their surroundings, then you'd have a lot more private landlords listing affordable rentals, as the risk is less. And the region itself could afford more housing.
That might help. Another thing that might help is making it very easy to evict for non-payment of rent or for damage to the unit. If a tenant doesn’t pay, they’re really just a trespasser who can’t be removed, and if they damage the unit, they’re really just a vandal who happens to have the legal right to continue damaging the landlord’s property.
Of course in real life a change like this would probably be made by a right-wing government in a way that just makes it easier for landlords to harass all tenants, not just the problem ones. But in principle making it easier to get rid of bad tenants would make it more attractive for small landlords to get into the game and possibly make a lot of basements, additions, and above-garage units available for housing.