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Tag: rental housing
Dropping the Context Regarding Rents
The Los Angeles City Council recently approved a plan to let landlords increase rents in 2024 by 4 percent. Renters
It is Acceptable to Hate Landlords
Landlords have long been an object of derision. The ongoing affordable housing crisis has only exacerbated the attacks. Landlords are
Profiteering and Property Taxes
When a landlord raises the rent, he is often accused of profiteering—making an “excessive” or “unfair” profit. Those making such
Is a Lack of Supply Causing the Housing Crisis?
A recent article on Common Dreams, a news website serving the progressive community, claims that a lack of supply isn’t
Minimum Parking Requirements and Affordable Housing
In my book, The Affordable Housing Crisis: Causes and Cures, I examine many different policies that have impacted the affordability
A Denial of Responsibility
In early December, Maxwell Frost tweeted that he had been denied an apartment in Washington, DC, because of “really bad
The Forgotten Victims of the Lockdowns
Since early in the pandemic, we have heard countless stories of the hardships faced by renters due to the lockdowns.