▲ 169 ▼ Conflict of interest: Montreal politicians making decisions on housing are also landlords | Ricochet (ricochet.media) submitted 2 years ago by NightOwl@lemm.ee to c/canada@lemmy.ca 19 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] blazera@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is solvable by outlawing landlords. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ExiledElf@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Really though. 10.8% of homes nationally are unoccupied. Can you imagine how much more accessible housing would be if landlords couldn’t sit on properties to find the next tenant to bleed dry? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago* That's a myth. What it actually means is they have no regular occupant, which means for example they're student houses full of students with a home address elsewhere. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExiledElf@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Really though. 10.8% of homes nationally are unoccupied. Can you imagine how much more accessible housing would be if landlords couldn’t sit on properties to find the next tenant to bleed dry? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago* That's a myth. What it actually means is they have no regular occupant, which means for example they're student houses full of students with a home address elsewhere. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago* That's a myth. What it actually means is they have no regular occupant, which means for example they're student houses full of students with a home address elsewhere. permalink fedilink source parent