Z86144 t1_jboovbn wrote on March 10, 2023 at 3:42 PM

Reply to comment by OSRS_Rising in New York landlord becomes legal guardian of 93-year-old Holocaust survivor: 'She had no one else' by Imguran

I understand and I didn't mean to criticize you or your decisions. I just wanted to point out that the reason people say landlords and renting are inherently bad is because they have jacked up rent costs to make even that unaffordable for many. And when you look into why, its primarily greed

OSRS_Rising t1_jbopbjg wrote on March 10, 2023 at 3:45 PM

I understand how in many places the system is awful, I’d recommend reading “Evicted” by Matthew Desmond. I wanted to hug my landlord after hearing how awful they can be lol.

The system is in need of reform, especially with how punitive evictions are, but I think people going into the “landlording is inherently immoral” arguments aren’t contributing anything to the discussion and just making reform-minded people look bad.