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by para_parolu 653 days ago
I think it perfectly fine market. But we slowly going to social agreement that place to live is same basic need as water and food and education. The issue is that everyone wants fancy place and not a communal space.
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But we slowly going to social agreement that place to live is same basic need as water and food and education.

You’re mischaracterizing the problem. It’s not that shelter is a basic need that can’t be fulfilled at any other apartment building. It’s that a 14-month lease with a 10k lease break penalty will readily ruin anyone’s life on the spot. Paying 50% more for month-to-month isn’t feasible for anyone either.