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Most impoverished people have nicer phones than me, much nicer.
I left about a month ago and I have not received a refund of his deposit.
In Virginia, and likely in CA, not returning the deposit or a item deduction list and the remainder of the deposit within 30 days means the landlord forfeits all claims to holding any of the deposit. At day 31, if you did not get the deposit/deduction list, it is just quick filing at the courthouse. The judge will award the tenant the full deposit plus and reasonable attorney's fees, end of discussion.
In Virginia, and likely in CA, not returning the deposit or a item deduction list and the remainder of the deposit within 30 days means the landlord forfeits all claims to holding any of the deposit.
The landlords owe me over $2000 but not a word from them since they know I have moved out of state and can't fight them from California.
The landlords owe me over $2000 but not a word from them since they know I have moved out of state and can't fight them from California.
•They found that for every 10 percent increase in neighborhood poverty, renter exploitation increased by 2.2 percent in Milwaukee and 0.8 percent nationwide. What's more, for every 10 percent increase in black residents, renter exploitation increased by 0.8 percent for both Milwaukee and the nation.
•This effect ensures that the poor remain poor; since the poor have no choice but to pay rent when they can, any money they could save up is instead siphoned away by landlords.
The United States is one of the few countries where the poor people are obese.
In California the limit is 21 days, but after that all you can do is file a small claims suit.
If being a landlord was the road to wealth it would be known by now.
The poor obviously get something for the money they pay
The United States is one of the few countries where the poor people are obese.
Maybe that has to do with what is food choices are available nearby, education or the lack thereof and outright gluttony
And lack of self control.
It can be and it is well known.
So do the non-poor who often see rent reductions as is happening now but slumlords have a take it or leave it clientele with little to no choices
So your post here is to object to inflexible landlords?
Or just a "Poor poor" complaint?
Or just rich people are evil, by default, rant?
Or a "why can't poor people get the shit they need for free?" rant?
Right, with a yield of about 3% below a utility stock, except it demands far more work and is far less liquid.
That is the gluttony part
Wonder why so many wealthy people are heavily invested in real estate - there are quite a few very successful landlords on this forum or there used to be
HeadSet saysI left about a month ago and I have not received a refund of his deposit.
In Virginia, and likely in CA, not returning the deposit or a item deduction list and the remainder of the deposit within 30 days means the landlord forfeits all claims to holding any of the deposit. At day 31, if you did not get the deposit/deduction list, it is just quick filing at the courthouse. The judge will award the tenant the full deposit plus and reasonable attorney's fees, end of discussion.
This.
You should definitely fight this in court.
really need to do is call a reporter! I did, the reporter was interested, called her about it, and voila my security deposit was returned to me the next day.
Rental properties shouldn't get any tax benefits. Month to month, renting should be more expensive than owning given the freedom to come and go.
Yes, this very thing happened to me when I moved out of a house we were renting from Mary Jo Borak, former mayor of Menlo Park. She simply did not return my security deposit or even give any explanation why.
I had her served with a summons (have to admit that was fun!) and when she came to court, the hearing lasted all of 20 seconds. Judge just asked, did you refund his security deposit or give some cause why it should not be returned? The answer was no, and bam, that was the end of the case.
Collecting even with the judgement proved hard again, and so I started looking into having the sheriff seize some of her property, but then realized, hey, she's the mayor of Menlo Park, so all I really need to do is call a reporter! I did, the reporter was interested, called her about it, and voila my security deposit was returned to me the next day.
Rental properties shouldn't get any tax benefits. Month to month, renting should be more expensive than owning given the freedom to come and go.
I'm sure our president would get right on that --- raising the taxes on landlords. Oooops, he accidentally lowered the tax rates on folks renting real estate during his tax push; him being a real estate guy and all. Well, maybe if we get enough democrats in office, they will raise taxes, but the outcome there may be iffy. Then maybe the only ones that would be able to afford the increased rents would be those getting monthly reparation checks and the subsidized illegals.
I remember back in the day when landlords were trying to justify laws that would get tenants to pay the property tax on rented property.
I think it might have been on Mish.
Rental Income should be subject to a flat 25% federal tax with no deductions.
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•They found that for every 10 percent increase in neighborhood poverty, renter exploitation increased by 2.2 percent in Milwaukee and 0.8 percent nationwide. What's more, for every 10 percent increase in black residents, renter exploitation increased by 0.8 percent for both Milwaukee and the nation.
•This effect ensures that the poor remain poor; since the poor have no choice but to pay rent when they can, any money they could save up is instead siphoned away by landlords.
Anybody who's ever been in poverty before can tell you: It's expensive to be poor. Wealthy people can afford to buy high-quality, long-lasting products or to buy other products in bulk. Not true for the poor. With few resources to spare, the impoverished have to buy crappy cars that constantly need repairs and work physically demanding, minimum-wage jobs that can result in expensive healthcare costs. If you're poor and need a loan, the only one you're going to get will come with a high interest rate attached, reflecting the lender's concerns that you won't pay it back.
Now, new research in the American Journal of Sociology demonstrates how rent is another method by which the poor are kept poor.
Surprisingly, the researchers found that the best way for a landlord to make money is not to buy a house in an affluent neighborhood and rent it out. Instead, the most money is to be found by exploiting the slums.
More: https://bigthink.com/politics-current-affairs/poverty-rent
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