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The Work-From-Home Surcharge: Inside the Controversial New Fee Affecting Renters (www.realtor.com)

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[–] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

Well, the article seems to explain it: they can't.

Local policies seem to cap the rent to protect renters, so they make up some bullshit extra fees to bypass those caps.

[–] DudleyMason@lemmy.ml 3 points 14 hours ago

Local policies seem to cap the rent to protect renters, so they make up some bullshit extra fees to bypass those caps.

And a functional local government wouldn't allow that kind of sophistry and would treat that exactly like illegal rent increases. But you can't have both landlords existing and any level of functional government.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Utilities aren't rent.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 18 hours ago

Sometimes they're included, sometimes not, sometimes some are while others are not.