• dangling_cat@piefed.blahaj.zone
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    16 hours ago

    Don’t pay rent and let him sue. It takes at least 6 months to the court, but he will be bankrupt way before then :3

    If he wants housing to be an investment, he has to take the risk too.

    Edit: then offer to buy the house at auction price with the down payment you saved from the rent!

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      2 days ago

      Keep in mind having the eviction on your record will make it significantly harder to rent another place in the future

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        2 days ago

        Only do this after buying your own home then

        Or idk, probably just don’t do it at all I guess. The landlord here is an asshole, but he’s a symptom of a systemic issue, not the cause of it. He goes bankrupt and the house gets bought by the next opportunistic asshole who probably will charge the next tenant even more rent, especially if he doesn’t get as good a deal on the mortgage (interests are up compared to 7-8 years ago after all). And you’ll have a permanent mark on your record.

        Now of course if this was done by millions of tenants at once… That would really be something. Probably crash the housing market altogether, make houses affordable again

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      17 hours ago

      This is a great lifehack to get a mega-corp landlord

      As an added benefit, they’ll squeeze you for every extra penny they can, which is great if you’re into financial domination. Best part is that you will be helping support extreme wealth inequality

      Or at least I assume those are the reasons. IDK, I support small landlords over mega-corporations