• rockSlayer@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Housing cooperatives can fill the void you’re thinking about. We don’t need landlords, they’re just leeches on society.

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      9 months ago

      I think landlords could exist with better regulation, lisencing needed to become a landlord, proof of maintaince etc. Currently all it really takes is to own something and post an ad.

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      9 months ago

      I’ve never heard of housing cooperatives as a way to rent. If I’m renting from a co-op, aren’t they my landlord then?

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        9 months ago

        No, it’s more like being a member of a union. Your cooperative owns the property, and everyone elects stewards to manage the property