just because it's the world we live in doesn't mean we can't or shouldn't change it.

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Probably kebap. Döner kepab, souvlaki, etc. lots of different names for essentially a very similar food from the balkans/Middle East. Super yummy.

First of all, landlords have nothing to do with the construction of homes. They come in after the building is up. Second, the housing shortage in the US exists for the most part due to the prices of available housing (particularly in relation to median income), zoning issues, and housing allowed to sit idle due to a lack of profitability. Landlords don't provide housing, they hoard it and ransom it out.

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Lol! What “death shots”?

This should be good

I could support that 100%, I just know that the best way is to lead by example as it’s more likely to get results. To clarify, I mean if 5 people are sitting in a room of all the same standing and one is taking advantage where the others are not then the others continue to do business as usual and choose to not do business or associate, support, or interact at all with the other individual. This would set the standard of what is accepted and if an individual wishes to interact with their community at any level they must adhere to the cultural business norms. Further, the tenant side should steer clear of those individuals and spend their time and money with the fair members. This would bleed the others resources only allowing those who follow the community to prosper.

I’m just saying good landlords should fight to get slumlords out of existence.

They happen all the time. The law and courts in RI are a joke.

Well I don’t see it as a “looking bad” situation but more of “you should be ostracized by your community for taking advantage.” And others setting the silent standard by just not being a bad person.

Retaliatory evictions are already strictly prohibited. A landlord cannot evict a tenant for demanding essential repairs are made.

They are protesting inside the statehouse and writing their politicians, councilors, reps, senators already. Nothing is being done about these slum conditions!!

This is one of the most common ways that landlords fuck over tenants. If this ever happens in the future, you can file claims to get your deposit back without an attorney.

The landlord tenant handbook tells you exactly how to go about it:

The Rhode Island Landlord-Tenant Handbook - Courts.RI.gov https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/districtcourt/PDF/Handbook.pdf

Yes they do, every code enforcement department in RI has multiple violations against this company / slumlord.

The point is to allow tenants to get essential repairs done without being sent to eviction court for it.

Houses don’t just come into being. It’s thousands of hours of craftsmanship to build safely and properly. This take time and money, being that there’s a housing shortage I would say that having the people who can’t afford to own homes have an option is better than not or public housing(that’s barely available) which people have the right to chose not to live in.

Unless you’re out there volunteering your time and money digging foundations, setting plates, and constructing free housing for strangers I don’t think you have a place to say that someone who provides a service to the community and also their family is inherently not good. Asking others to give and judging them for not giving up all they’ve possibly worked for is throwing stones from glass house type thinking.

If good landlords want to make some examples out of themselves and take action against slumlords that’s great, they should request the state bring the heat to the slumlords who you think make them look bad.

even "good" landlords aren't worth highlighting cos they still function to commodify essential human needs

Mockingbird talking points about information that’s not backed by any real facts ? Follow the science with no actual evidence or studies. Enjoy those death shots

I got fuuuucked by a slumlord who took my whole security deposit because I didn’t deep deep deep clean her place. Nothing broken except one cracked bathroom tile.

This bitch charged herself $50/hr to deep clean the unit on my dime since my pro cleaners didn’t do it up to her standards. Unfortunately the predatory lease allowed her to do that and multiple lawyers said it wasn’t worth my time. I had to sign it tho, I was literally “homeless” (living with friends).

Who decides what is disinformation ?

Well at least we're on the map and not some random island 🤣

I need to know more about this! I haven’t seen it.

Why do all the farmers markets close so early? By the time I drag myself out of bed and eat breakfast/lunch they are almost over