I have been a landlord since 1989. In all those years, I remember ONE time where the "unrelated tenants" law affected a potential rental. I just don't see a huge number of unrelated folk wanting to bunk close these days. If our concern is to create affordable housing -- we should ask where all the sleeping rooms went.
However, Jim Mork did say "If anything, I�d say all this stuff is caused by LANDLORDS who don�t really care who rents so long as the money is spendable." This is ridiculous. There are two flaws to this argument: 1) To blame landlords for renting to bad tenants, requires that one believe some people DON'T DESERVE HOUSING. There are problem families/individuals out there. It doesn't matter who rents to them, they will disrupt the neighborhood. Are you advocating we increase homelessness? 2) Problem tenants destroy buildings and cause problems with the city (inspectors, police, fire, etc.) much faster than a landlord can fix the problems. This is NOT a way to make money. Landlords that rent to problem tenants, and don't deal with it quickly, eventually go out of business (they certainly don't get rich). If tenants trash a place or their actions disrupt a neighborhood, we should hold the tenant accountable. If we continue to blame the landlord, the tenant sees no reason to change their behavior. Should we blame automobile leasing companies for bad drivers? Bill Cullen. Whittier Landlord. REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
