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greenmtnramble t1_iu79i9p wrote

You're seriously complaining about a $20/mo increase to $390/mo for rent?

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Twombls t1_iu7if0x wrote

Its not rent its lot fees. They own their building

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greenmtnramble t1_iu8opun wrote

Understood, when I initially posted there weren't any comments or additional information given. At first glance i thought this was just general rent, my mistake.

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cpujockey t1_iu9f517 wrote

It's understandable that you may not understand the dynamics of how owning a trailer works in a trailer park.

Keep in mind we're getting fucked.

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nolyfe27 OP t1_iu7ax0m wrote

It's the fact that no improvements are made. This has been consistent every year.

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DaddyBobMN t1_iu7bz4d wrote

Still, you are getting off easy compared to most renters in Vermont. 30-50% increases have been common, folks are paying $1500 for 1br apartments in buildings with equally lax management.

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Ehlers0719 t1_iu7cswe wrote

This is just the lot rent, they said they own the trailer

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nolyfe27 OP t1_iu7d3cf wrote

Yes. If my water lines burst it's my problem. Furnace dies, my problem. Sewer line clogged, my problem. I own the building which would cost an insane amount to move.

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DaddyBobMN t1_iu7jsns wrote

I get that, still only $20.

Your food receipt is up more than $20.

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cpujockey t1_iu8pcvl wrote

Dude you're not getting the point here. It's not about $20 Read up a little bit more. These fuckers are eviction happy. They haven't done shit. We all have damage done to our cars because of the roads. And they refuse to take down these trees that they said that they would that are likely to fall on our fucking trailers. They also have their offices completely closed off to the public because they're so fucking worried about COVID. So what the fuck are we supposed to do?

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nolyfe27 OP t1_iu8khfg wrote

You are the type of person that complains with your coworker about how if the minimum wage goes up other people will be making as much or more money than you.

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DaddyBobMN t1_iu8ol4k wrote

That's about as far from reality as you can get. I am in favor of high minimum wage for everyone, and universal basic income.

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cpujockey t1_iu9fpm1 wrote

You understand that we're not paying rent in the classical sense where you have a landlord that takes care of your dwelling. We're paying lot rent which we put a trailer on while we own the dwelling we don't own the land.

The point of this community trust is to make sure that we have utilities like water, paved roads, trash removal, and plowing.

We never have our roads plowed in time for us to get to work. So historically I've had to be late for work because my car can't even leave the park because of how bad the roads are not just because of the snow but because of the condition of them.

I've had to replace a rim from damage done by the potholes here in the park.

There's a gal that's getting evicted because she is a victim of domestic violence.

We also have a playground that isn't much need of repairs and is absolutely a rust bucket.

We also have to deal with the fact that we can't take a shit without telling us that we're in the wrong on how we do it. Basically if we make any modifications to our porches they freak out.

There's also this project where they're supposed to be taking down these trees that have been fucked by the ash borer beetles that has not been addressed and was supposed to be taken care of during the summer.

My girlfriend was supposed to move in earlier this year with her kids but it took over 7 months for them to process her rental application. We've decided to look elsewhere.

I understand that You may think that we're getting it easy but a lot of us here are already still paying off our homes, paying these lot rents, and have to be responsible for the maintenance and repair of our dwelling.

The way that ACCT has managed this park has been absolutely atrocious. We can't even meet with them in person because their offices have been shuttered permanently because of COVID. Additionally our park manager has not been reachable for the last 5 months.

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DaddyBobMN t1_iu9nfvc wrote

You need to understand your beef is with them, not other Vermonters who have seen higher spikes in their own housing costs and faced unprecedented housing shortages.

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Reasonable_Expert_23 t1_iu7ey2w wrote

You can’t compare it to a rental. He owns the trailer and has to do all his own maintenance on it. It’s to rent the land the trailer is on.

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cpujockey t1_iu8p7cs wrote

Give yer balls a tug!

This is just one of the fees that homeowners here have to pay. A lot of folks have to spend $1,200 to $1,300 a month for the loan on their trailer, insurance, and lot rent. It adds up pretty quickly.

On top of that, owning a trailer on rented land doesn't give you the same luxuries as renting an apartment like having a landlord come fix shit. So a lot of us have to repair our trailers when shit goes south. Compounding this insult to injury, say if you have to repaint your porch because you fail inspection because the paint looks like ass or it's run down in certain areas You have to pay that all out of pocket. So there's a lot more responsibility to the homeowner here than just renting an apartment from an unscrupulous landlord. Trailer parks are supposed to be in affordable option for the working-class family. Addison county community trust consistently has failed us in keeping our road safe and doing their due diligence with plowing, salting, sanding, and just about everything else regarding care and maintenance of the park. There is a rusted out swing and slide set that nobody does anything with and it's supposed to be our little park inside the park...

Simply put these fucks are taking our money and not making any meaningful reinvestment into the community that they say that they care about so much. So while you may think this is just an issue of $20, this is an issue of compounding more and more rent within certain margin where we cannot contest it. We have our hands tied on what we can actually do about these pieces of shit.

For example there is a lady in the park who's being evicted who is a victim of domestic violence because the owner of the trailer beat the living shit out of her and went to jail. So now she's getting evicted, and even though the trailer is owned by the asshole's family and there's been talk of giving her the trailer she still has to vacate the park because of the sins of the person that lived in the trailer while she was living there. Makes a whole lot of sense right? Makes a whole lot of sense that a trailer park would evict a tenant that's a victim of domestic violence and was brutally beaten because it makes sense to them...

You smell what I'm cooking here?

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greenmtnramble t1_iu8qoum wrote

Sounds like a choice.

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cpujockey t1_iu8r66p wrote

What my neighbor getting evicted because she's a victim of domestic violence is a choice? Or the fact that we were promised when we signed these leases that the park took care of things and they don't?

I'd like to hear a little bit more of your reasoning behind the way you think.

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greenmtnramble t1_iu8rbs4 wrote

No choosing where you live or to do something about it.

Domestic violence is unacceptable no matter the circumstances and its truly disgusting that anyone would take advantage of anyone in that situation.

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cpujockey t1_iu8rpk9 wrote

Well my father died and he left me this place. I had to fight for it because Medicaid wanted to take it.

I kept it and fought for it because his best friend was still living here and was dying of alcoholism and diabetes.

Yeah it's a choice for me to be here, But my intentions were good. The park on the other hand has failed us. And I'm going to start talks with the rest of the residents here and see if we can unionize and put an end to this dumb shit. Addison county community trust wants to be too much like CHT, and they can't even get leases done in a timely fashion.

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greenmtnramble t1_iu8rvv5 wrote

I'm sorry for your loss and being in a really hard situation. I genuinely hope you get what you need and the changes you're looking for.

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cpujockey t1_iu8s3vl wrote

I'm over the feeling of loss and sadness. I am however filled with anger that these working-class families in this community have been exploited and live in fear of eviction for the smallest of infractions.

My anger is fueled by the fact that the park wants to evict a victim of domestic violence because they are a victim of domestic violence. We also have people that are elderly on fixed incomes paying market prices on insulin trying to budget living in the only affordable place that they can which is here.

I'm embolden by the fact that these families have nowhere else to go and this was the only option for a lot of them. My hope is that together we can all stand up and make a difference.

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