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DayJob93 t1_jeehsaq wrote

Reply to comment by Dryheavemorning in Analysis | Are Philadelphia and Boston really the most neighborly cities in America? by PhillyAccount

Ok gotta be careful here. This article includes Wilmington and Camden in our metro area. Two very segregated cities that probably make us look worse on average. Also a metro area that dwarves the Boston metro area by population (especially minority population) so I’m not sure if any of their data is corrected for population. Your posting a 6ABC article to make a demographic data argument. I would find a better source

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mundotaku t1_jeehq46 wrote

Reply to comment by PhillyAccount in Analysis | Are Philadelphia and Boston really the most neighborly cities in America? by PhillyAccount

I moved here in August last year, and when I say people here are the nicest I have met, they look at me like I am crazy.

Most people here are incredibly sweet and will help a complete stranger. They also are a lot friendlier than what I have found in many other states where I have lived.

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TheFAPnetwork t1_jeehmy3 wrote

Reply to comment by PBO123567 in Missing kitten around 3rd and Oregon by Loot_my_body

Lol which part?

If we're thinking of the person who stays over there: I can't say that they live in the minivan that sits right at the cat colony entrance. I say they stay there because about 90% of the times I've driven by there, I see the van there. It's usually during the day I see them there. They'll be there as early as 6am and as late as 8pm. I don't know if they actually live out of their van.

If you mean the cat colony directly behind the Asian market, I frequent that supermarket and the pho restaurant there; all good.

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hairlikemerida t1_jeehdh9 wrote

Reply to comment by Ultimating_is_fun in Landlord-tenant officer shoots woman in head during eviction, police say by phillycheeez

As a landlord, everyone loves to hate us. I mean, I understand why. Easy target, economy sucks, and most landlords are the worst (we try really hard not to be). It's just frustrating that everything eventually boils down to people saying "Landlords are scum" to everything we do.

One of my tenants hasn't paid rent in months. We took a chance on renting to them as they were a young couple very close to expecting their first child. They didn't have much, no family to rely on. As a small family business landlord, we like trying to help people and we are able to do so every once in a while, so we approved them and their rent is well below market rate and we don't do increases. As their one year lease was nearing the end, I didn't want to renew (as they had consistently been late and owed back rent), but my parents did because they really wanted to help them. So we waived all of their late fees and let them use their last month's rent to catch up to be in compliance so the lease could renew.

Now they're four months behind with seven months left on their lease. We're in the middle of the Eviction Diversion Program right now. If the tenant owes less than $3,000.00, the City will pay their back rent, as well as an additional month of rent so the tenant has breathing room, which is very nice of the City, but we've been in this for almost two months and still haven't gotten anything.

Went to the building recently to perform the annual fire alarm test and I see a GoPuff order sitting outside with their name on it with a brand new $60 Bluetooth speaker in the bag, as well as other items. I brought the bag in so it wouldn't get stolen and I'd certainly never say something to them about it, but it really hurt to see that. I try and tell myself that they could've had a gift card or something, but they probably didn't.

I doubt that they'll start paying after we get done with the EDP. And we can't evict until three months after the EDP closing date.

ETA: Out of the $1,400 they've accrued in late fees, I've waived closed to $1,200 of them. I've stopped waiving them.

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EatUrHeart0ut t1_jeegxky wrote

Reply to Analysis | Are Philadelphia and Boston really the most neighborly cities in America? by PhillyAccount

Boston is the WORST I could go on about it forever. Terrible for commuters outside of the main city. You can only move ONE DAY A YEAR. So the entire city moves on the same day. Lack of diverse spaces for BIPOC and LGBTQ+. Winter is BRUTAL b/c it's on the water. One of the big pulls in tourism is the graveyard where Mother Goose is buried?! So many things.

EDIT: I am shocked that as a Philadelphian... in a Philly thread, I am being downvoted for sharing my dislike of Boston... lol

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