Diane Wiley writes:
> I know a woman who has 4 kids, has been on and > off welfare and lives in section 8 housing. Her oldest > son got busted for crack and she almost lost her > house. What the heck good is that going to do? My response: Since she is section 8, I assume she is renting. You imply the landlord should not kick them out. Think this through, Diane. Just a few days ago, Tim Bonham posted a landlord’s home address and his involvement in a church activity because the landlord housed troubled families. The implication is that the landlord is a bad Christian and we should do things to embarrass or even harass him. The message on this board, and the actions of most Minneapolis officials, is to blame landlords for tenants’ actions. As long as we continue to do that, we should expect that anyone causing problems, will put their home in jeopardy. If someone is acting up in or near one of my buildings, my staff has been instructed to ignore the actions of the individual. Their only goal is to find out what apartment they are associated with. Once we figure it out, we will give the tenant a warning letter. If the apartment gets multiple warnings, their lease may be terminated. The person acting up doesn’t have to be a son, it might be a guest or even a former lover. I have no choice. If the neighbors gun for me or I get a few too many police calls, the city will pull my rental license and put me out of business. I am not a fool. I won’t chance that. If you hold landlords accountable for the actions of their tenants, the result will be landlords with aggressive rental criteria. Aggressive rental criteria leads to (what we have today) high vacancy rates and high homelessness. I asked a few days ago “who does this make sense to” and no one responded. If it doesn’t make sense to anyone, why do so many of you continue to press our city officials for such policies? Regards, Bill Cullen. Whittier landlord. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.1 - Release Date: 6/3/2005 REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
