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by bluefirebrand 1832 days ago
> No. When you rent, you usually are paying (1) the owner's mortgage, (2) taxes, (3) maintenance and (4) profit

In what world is this usual? Most of the time when renting you're paying for a single floor of a house or a single condo unit. It would be insane to expect people who are renting a portion of a building to pay for the whole damn thing.