Ponceludonmalavoix t1_isov670 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 4:28 PM

Or, you know, everyone is jacking up prices because they like money?

BigMax t1_isp95ed wrote on October 17, 2022 at 6:04 PM

Well, yes, but this lets them do it more often, more efficiently, and with less guilt.

Also it points out it could be a kind of price fixing illegal scheme. If enough people sign up, then it’s essentially price collusion.

Oafus t1_ispauzk wrote on October 17, 2022 at 6:15 PM

Right, because landlords used to not like money so they kept rent increases reasonable for posterity sake.

Edit: fuck yeah I got some goddam silver. Shit’s worth its weight in gold.

nyold t1_isqcunf wrote on October 17, 2022 at 10:29 PM

The downvoters are just broke lefties being angry at the free market.

cyanastarr t1_isqdk61 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 10:35 PM

Move back to New Hampshire I hear they like libertarians

GoodHumor617 t1_isq6iym wrote on October 17, 2022 at 9:43 PM

Or, because they have to keep up with the INSANE inflation caused by (you guessed it) the politicians. Pols don't 'jack up' rents, they just 'appropriate' a few billions here and there for themselves and their friends.

General_Liu1937 t1_isqzz3a wrote on October 18, 2022 at 1:33 AM

That would be the case if rent was on pace with inflation. Which is not the case especially in cities like Boston.

sweatpantswarrior t1_isre6rl wrote on October 18, 2022 at 3:27 AM

Listen here, dumbfuck. Pre-COVID the company I worked for was tossing out 14% renewal bumps for leases expiring in the summer. In the winter of 2019 right up until March of 2020 we were doing 10%.

This was before the rampant inflation you want to use to justify it.