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To everyone who hates the concepts of landlords and rent, what counts as being a landlord? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Does having an AirBNB setup make someone deserving of the guillotine or does that only apply to owners of multiple houses? What about apartments?

Please explain your reasoning as well.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

essentially zero risk

You (the tenant) are the risk.

[–] kakes 2 points 8 months ago

That's why I added the part about not being a racoon. I assure you that as a tenant, I am not a "risk" to the property. I take good care of the house I live in. That doesn't make my rent go down, though. In fact, it recently went up, to cover an increase in the mortgage I'm paying for.

I would in fact argue that most people don't trash their homes beyond what would be covered by the security deposit. So there's an initial risk, followed by potentially tens of years of "free" money.