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To everyone who hates the concepts of landlords and rent, what counts as being a landlord? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 7 months ago by tkk13909@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Does having an AirBNB setup make someone deserving of the guillotine or does that only apply to owners of multiple houses? What about apartments?

Please explain your reasoning as well.

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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So curious here:

When I moved to the city I'm in now, I rented an apartment until I could figure out the best neighborhood in which to buy and to find the right house for me.

So it's ok for me to buy a house and live in it, but it's NOT ok to rent the apartment. It should have been provided to me, I guess. Is that right?

[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You didn't read carefully enough.

Owning an apartment building and living in one of the units and actually providing labor to contribute to the running of the apartment building (whether through maintenance or office work), perfectly ok.

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

So I have to find a place to rent that has an owner/operator? And hope it's in a safe location? And hope there's availability? And that I can afford it? And that it's close enough to work? And that they offer month-to-month so I can leave when I find the right place?

Seems simple enough.