• InverseParallax@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    They can be for profit.

    But limited, a landlord has 1-2 apartments, not 50, and corporations are right out, as are foreign owners.

    Housing needs to be about housing, healthcare needs to focus on healthcare.

    • TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Housing needs to be about housing, healthcare needs to focus on healthcare.

      That’s why I think profit needs to be eliminated from the equation. With it, the priority will always be maximizing profit, with providing a quality product or service being secondary, or even incidental.

      • InverseParallax@lemmy.world
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        2 hours ago

        We used to be able to pull it off, then citizens united and other lobbying meant corporations can ‘add to cart’ any laws they want.

        Break campaign finance and things can actually get better.

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      14 hours ago

      I care less about the number of units the landord has(within reason) than where they live. If a guy wants to rent a dozen units a few blocks from his own house, fine. But some asshole 5 states away renting a house he’s never going to lay eyes on? Fuck off.

      • lengau
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        6 hours ago

        Some of the worst landlords in my city are locals who rent out 1-2 houses to students.

        The least bad landlord AFAICT is a local corporation that mostly rents out commercial space but has a few residential rentals too.