#renters

[hometoursandotherstuff]

When you tryna get ready for that apartment inspection. When I switched apts. they traumatized me so badly, that I signed another 2 yr. lease here just b/c I'm afraid of the inspection! Not only did they make shit up about being damaged, but they kept my security deposit AND charged $2k extra on top of that!

[thoughtportal]

The Tenant Union Federation is a union of unions.

comrade Library

[nando161mando]

[traumathiccndramatic]

At this point, I am doing this for posterity. Because my brain is fried.

I was asleep when this took place, but this is the gist-

My landlord called and was bullying and using baseless threats like calling the sheriff. My cousin took up for me and put him in his place and informed him if he wants me out, he needs to put it in writing. Evict me. He really thought that writing it on a piece of paper was was enough. That threatening them was enough. He also admitted he had not told me what he wants, which is me and all moms shit out. Because he expected them to do it for him.

He also purposely told them that he wasn’t getting the rent. Why? Who knows.

I have accepted this is what the universe wants and that it’s time for a fresh start. Which is what mom wanted for me to begin with. To live.

Though this is a dagger to my soul, I accept that it’s time for change. Not everyone gets a chance to start over, I’ve been stuck in neutral since I was raped. It’s time to move forward and step fully into the light and meet who I’m going to be and try to see where I’m going. I am grateful.

But I am not making this easy on him, because his behavior is despicable, unlawful and unacceptable.

To put this on someone who’s grieving less than 5 weeks after my mom collapsed. You should be ashamed of yourself.

I have the strength and love of my mom inside me. In my heart. I finally hear everything she’s been trying to say for the last decade while I struggled with my mental health, health and PTSD.

I will be okay.

But I should not be having to think about or deal with this.

I should not have to go through my dead mother’s things to decide what I can live without and what I want. 60+ years of love to life to go through.

I’m tired of fighting life, I accept change and I can’t wait to meet myself in the future. Knowing I faced all of this with my chin held high, my shoulders back and knowing exactly what my rights are as a tenant.

Spite and rage are motivation enough to push forward.

My mom and I have been his tenant since I was 13. (I’m 34) When my dad stopped paying the bills when he left, and I lost my childhood home. This is the only other home I’ve ever known. My mom was a good woman who thought you were a good man and in 20 years, we’ve barely asked for anything. This is how you repay having a steady income from people who live paycheck to paycheck.

I love you mommy.

Wish you were to tell me what to do.

[abmcnetwork]

$45 per.month pay as you go and save

Myinclusivetv.org

[headacheflowers]

Over the past few months I've been getting closer and closer to the conclusion that some of my social problems may in fact be partially solvable by simply moving to a bigger city.

The lack of a car is a part of this, but there's also some other shit.

Ever since the last time I was evicted into homelessness by a "leftist" for being unable to pay rent due to my disability, the "rigid values" autism has been hitting me really hard and I just can't stand being close friends with or dating most people anymore. It seems like most people, even leftists, are defensive of a homeowner's "right" (as it were) to rent out rooms in their house and then subsequently evict those people if and when they're unable to pay. I've even had to sever ties with people because they maintained amicable, unnecessary ties with landlords who own multiple properties (i.e. rent out space that is NOT connected to their primary residence).

I want to add that my most general definition of "landlord" includes people who rent out rooms inside their own place of residence. You are still using housing as capital to extract profit from other people. You're a landlord.

As someone who has been homeless multiple times and is aware of the harm that this extremely common disposition towards housing does to extremely vulnerable people, it often feels like I'm literally surrounded by enemies. Every time I start getting to know someone, I find myself instinctively trying to gauge how likely they'd be to look the other way if one of their buddies displaced a tenant (maybe me??) into homelessness.

I think it's partly a survival adaptation--to be hypervigilant about whether or not a new person, deep down, is a closeted property pervert who, when pressed to hold a loved one accountable, would ultimately defend the use of housing as capital over the use of housing to house people.

I especially feel this way when I meet a new person who is privileged enough to own a home: if they start renting a room out & using their control over their housing to profit off of others' need for housing (which is always parasitic & exploitative behavior), would they then force that other person into homelessness if their victim later became unable to cough up the cash?

[transcendragonreblogs]

If you live in California remember to vote YES on prop 33 and rent control!

[lesbiansandgayssupporttheminers]

So yesterday, a number of people tried to explain to Ash Sarkar why her tweets were in poor taste at best.

Rather than choosing to listen to people who are definitely not in a position of power talking about their experiences of eviction, or having to leave their homes etc, or Cornish people in general trying to explain why we are not in a position of privilege here, and asking for her solidarity- she’s chosen to take one of these tweets out of context, and effectively ask for a pile on.

Ash Sarkar has regularly used the plight of renters to make money, writing in the media and similar. But now she’s using our housing crisis for laughs.

This isn’t the behaviour of a leftist, it’s the behaviour of a class traitor.

[unaffordableamericanlandwhy]

Landlords Investigated BY the Department of Justice!

Have You Heard The News!

It is about time that someone is investigating some of these greedy landlords!

Now, maybe, the homeless will soon be able to afford a roof over their heads.

We opened this Blog eleven years ago, and it is a joyous time, knowing that maybe now there is going to be true help for renters.

Now hopefully, someone will investigate some of the greedy investors who seems to be buying up our American properties.

[sapphuric-acid]

Not to be a boring adult but researching home essentials is honestly really fun. I get to learn about different cookware materials and find out which ones best suit my cooking style. I get to compare different mattresses to find out which would be best for my back as a side-sleeper. I get to choose bed sheets that are nice-looking AND keep me warm. I get to watch videos about how to do home repairs and make apartments feel more like homes than hotel rooms. I get to curate my living space as I see fit instead of relying on popular opinion or quick fixes that end up lasting a lifetime.

[psycohousecat]

He was gonna pay the rent on Tuesday .. 🥶😱🤬

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Wow, I like this! It's an apt. in West New York, NJ. Much cheaper than my apt. at $2,000mo. 1bd, 1ba, 2nd fl. Look at it, what do you think?

Like the modern railing.

This is nice.

Amazing how the current tenants decorated it like a mansion.

I like the galley kitchen, but they don't seem to have a table. I guess you could put one in the living room area.

Kitchen door opens to this cute patio with a pergola.

Very nice.

The bedroom's lovely.

Beautiful remodeled bath. West New York is a little too far for me, and my lease isn't up until Nov., but I would consider something like this.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/6021-Palisade-Ave-FLOOR-2-West-New-York-NJ-07093/2056199830_zpid/?

[nando161mando]

Expensive Fixes for a Systemic Failure

[cuzikan]

[tabbynekowafer]

Hello! Im sorry i dont post much on this account. For the past few weeks since my 18th birthday ive moved away from my family/abusers. Im currently 175$ short on my next rent payment due april 1st. I need this money urgently to cover food and rent while i continue to look for any work available to me. Please share and do contribute if you have the means too it means more than the world to me!

[macmanx]

Across the U.S., judges have final say over evictions, and there has long been a major power imbalance in courts: Some 80% of landlords have lawyers, but just 3% of tenants do. Those facing eviction are also disproportionately people of color, reflecting generations of racial discrimination in real estate, banking and the labor market.

Right now, many renters figure there's no way they'll win in eviction court, so they skip it, lose by default and get forced out of their homes.