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PolyDipsoManiac t1_itrlzc8 wrote

Reply to comment by Da-OG_karma2000 in Sued landlord for security deposit *2, won by default, now landlord appeals & I have to file a complaint?! by Da-OG_karma2000

America is not really about making people’s lives better, just making rich people richer. Tenant protections are the former category, sadly

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Da-OG_karma2000 OP t1_itrr89q wrote

The tide is starting to change. Check out the NYTimes's recent article about tenants organizing in Kansas City. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/15/business/economy/rent-tenant-activism.html?unlocked_article_code=0RIXkjVxfESZM2f68xkSV4gHjfOe-PDOYm5yi1F9d4z27AEE-pfPokQQBGuyXo1-k2QRZP5JtsTOu0AflHVoRpWROagdcajys8Fq5l3TK02Vz6pf8lajg21rtTKWQPxW9zqULJ1R_TN0UGOQpjw_Q57Q1miLadyFI8JHC-didk20eJvNNVSlrZg5W3Uu77CQTMHJ9axSO1LqbppdSrqqLOknHkymXDb0GuUX9ujm_gTgJHYZ_QmAORLxfu4KPiVSfdCHHQhOxnjry1Bdhk9o9ZgdJzDzLD3DC6TPeFge2KIWl787eHGmQah5VPAmmFkb5VZTEkT-QPS6fdxhDvJSiTml20YE0r7i&smid=share-url

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Paranoidexboyfriend t1_itt6k8w wrote

I promise you that de novo appeals of magistrates decisions IS a tenant protection, and one of the best there is. This is one of the rare cases where a landlord is using it. The overwhelming majority of the time it is the tenant appealing de novo, which buys them months more time in the property on eviction cases.

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