Brooklyn landlord Rafiqul Islam faces arson and attempted murder charges

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Arson & murder aside, there's a housing crisis.

You can own property, and be homeless and broke.

Examples:

But to be clear: fuck this guy.

Just also fuck your "get used to theft with no recourse" attitude. We need places to rent - not everyone wants to own a house. You can argue the price of rent, but don't pretend it isn't a real job. They are providing a valuable service, and have expenses to do so. I'm in a city with a huge housing shortage - people are lined up trying to rent places. People are auction-like bidding against other potential tenants (technically illegal) to pay more rent in order to get a place to sleep. We need more rentals. If it's not worth it, they'll sell. Which means one less house for rent, making the problem worse.

And again: fuck this arsonist murderous ahole.

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