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[greghousesgf]

They raised my rent almost $200. I'm not happy, especially since they're doing such a crummy job running this bldg.

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[seewildflowers]

That’s insane!! I hate greedy landlords!

[greghousesgf]

yeah, they suck. One of my neighbors moved out very late last night.

[beed]

ugh, the worst. I'm sorry =(

[frith]

Per month? Are there no rent boards and rules against hiking rents like that on occupied apartments?

[greghousesgf]

apparently not now.

[frith]

Private equity slumlords got your apartment complex. They'll cut services, cut staff, not do repairs, hike rents, use the property value to sell the building to itself, pocket the money, spin off the apartment business (loaded with dept) into a separate entity and allow it to go bankrupt while keeping the profit from the sale and raised rents. Coincidentally, Cory Doctorow mentioned California rent control today.

[greghousesgf]

yes, I know this. My only hope here is maybe they'll sell the bldg to somebody who can do a better job running it. In the meantime, I have no other place to move. Everything around here is either too expensive, or a dump, or only available to groups I don't belong to (very old people or college students mostly)

[pianogurl330]

Ugh! That's horrible! I'm so sorry! :(

[qwentoozla]

Wow, that's so much, that sucks!

[haebin]

Oh wow, that's a lot of money. :/
That sucks a lot. :(

[here_as_i_am]

Yikes, is that even legal?? :(

[greghousesgf]

apparently.

[wantedonvoyage]

That's obnoxious. I thought the city was a ghost town, or is it only office buildings?

[greghousesgf]

that's not true.

[tinkaton]

Wow that really sucks, I'm sorry D: I hope something can be done about it.

[greghousesgf]

I don't think anything can.