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this post was submitted on 26 Mar 2024
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The behaviour of the owners is disgusting. There is no such thing as a good landlord.
Careful with the generalities -- they do us no good. I know a good landlord, as well as a good cop, and it's not as rare as you may think. We could see a thousand good landlords or good cops and forget them, but news about a bad landlord and somewhere we shouldn't live (ohai shelter) or learn about a bad cop and thus where our safety is affected (ohai security), and the threat to our basic needs makes that all-important.
Having said that, this guy is scum. And I really wish we had enough options that we could all avoid people like that.
Thanks for your comment, I agree with you that generalities are harmful (and often lazy thinking).
If I understand what you are saying, that's not what I meant. I don't intend to say all landlords are bad people, but that landlordism itself is bad. It is not possible for there to be a good landlord because the relationship that must exist between a landlord and renter is exploitative and harmful.