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Another valuable life lesson from Elmo and friends! (lemmy.world)
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[–] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

They provide maintenance free housing...

Keep in mind this isn't always the case. Landlords where I used to live are increasingly requiring tenants to pay for some maintenance costs. A past landlord had us pay for anything $300 or less.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Where in the world is that? I have never heard of renters paying for maintenance.

    In fact, every single rental agreement I signed over 25 years said "contact the landlord if there is a problem" which was backed up by state law.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    "Free" as it isn't the renters responsibility. If something breaks they call the landlord and say fix it.

    Obviously the maintenance cost will be baked into the rent cost, or as an added fee as shown in your example.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    We had to fix it or arrange to have it fixed, then the landlord would verify it was fixed to their satisfaction. The landlord was otherwise hands off until it exceeded the cost limit. This was the norm for the area.

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