A community for discussing and documenting the second great housing bubble.
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/12509233
I'm tired, boss
Really? Because over here in this western democracy, we've got employment contracts and renter protections that make the first two impossible.
I also find it hilarious to place a Facebook ban on the same level as unemployed homelessness.
At will
Not every western democracy is the united states.
Can I not talk about where I am? It's a problem my state is facing.
You can. The whole post itself was about the US. You just replied to someone who was talking about another country with "at will" like it invalidated their experience.
"this" isn't very specific...
Nope. It's just specifically not the US.
US has employment contracts and renter protections.
Employment contracts are a rare exception in the US.
Renter protections in the UK are worth fuck all. You might have a 12 month contract, but if the landlord wants you gone they just choose not to renew.
You either suck the landlords dick or start looking for a new landlords dick to suck.
Anyone that thinks otherwise has clearly never been a tennant, the balance of power is almost completely one sided.
Renter protection in the Netherlands is pretty great. Once a rental contract is renewed, it automatically becomes a contract with no fixed term. If your landlord wants you out after that 1 chance, they'll have to get a judge to approve it.
thats american democracy. the rest of the western world is far less dystopian
Daily reminder that not every state has the same work/renters protections
Is there some other location/system that is different?
The UK used to have plentiful stock of social housing. Great building quality with affordable rents. This was the standard way people would attain their accommodation.
Unfortunately the government chose to sell it off in the 80's and failed to replenish the supply in line with the growing population, causing the next generation a need to rely upon parasitic landlords.
Not really… Being poor is highly penalized. Free to get a job and pay taxes.
It's not as free of a country as you think.