[kagakuninja]

A friend of mine spent some time living in homeless shelters. Even having one room mate was a problem at times, as many of the people there have mental issues (my friend included).

We need tiers of low cost housing. Some people could make a communal space work, they would need to be able to vote to kick people out. People who are difficult to deal with need their own place, maybe a less dystopian form of mental institute. More like a dorm with mental services and security.

[roguecoder]

This is part of the advantage of SROs: every person has their own space, with a locking door.

[Aurornis]

> they would need to be able to vote to kick people out.

Not possible. Tenant laws are highly protective of the tenants. There is zero chance you could allow people to vote to kick another person out and not get immediately crushed by discrimination lawsuits.

Evictions also take a lot of time and legal fees. If you rent a room to someone and they break the contract you can't just kick them out. You have to follow the eviction process. Even if someone stops paying rent and tells you they're done paying, it could take months before you can actually evict them.

[Qwertious]

> maybe a less dystopian form of mental institute. More like a dorm with mental services and security.

That already exists. It's underfunded.