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anotheravailable8017 t1_iu8m3wc wrote

I rent a 2 bedroom apartment in the Burlington area for myself and my 2 kids. I don't have a bedroom, which allows my kids to each have one (teenaged boy, preschool girl). I am college educated, work full time as a professional and my rent was just raised to $1585 a month with no utilities included. This was a $135 a month raise with no improvements, no utilities, and the place could use alot of work. They even charge to use storage closets. They rarely clean the common areas (maybe twice a year). This is a large well known conglomerate in the area. Not to diminish your hardship but, in the grand scheme of things, you may have actually lucked out with that increase amount

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TechNizza t1_iu99eai wrote

Why diminish hardships of others because you are complacent with your issues?

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cpujockey t1_iu9hiba wrote

Why diminish the hardship of a domestic violence victim being evicted for be exactly that?

There's also seniors here on fixed incomes with diabetes. You know that that means they're going to have to start rationing insulin?

Look we all got it hard right now but the fact of the matter is we can be working together to fight these unscrupulous landlords and phony property management companies. We could literally band together here in the park and all go on rent strike making a meaningful impact against their bottom line and make them sweat for once. I believe we're at a cross roads where we can actually accomplish that and I hope to unify my neighbors to do such a thing.

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TechNizza t1_iu9hyti wrote

That is exactly the point I'm making. I do not diminish the hardships of others. My parents are the seniors with diabetes on fixed incomes. I understand those hardships very well. I agreed with everything you have said.

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cpujockey t1_iu8plgs wrote

Yeah but you're forgetting that a lot of folks here in this park are still paying off their trailers and they're required to have insurance as well. So that can easily get them up to your rent, or even higher! On top of that they are responsible for all the appliances, maintenance and repairs that need to be done to their dwelling. So you actually have it easier than a lot of folks here. On top of that there's a litany of shit that's been going on here that is absolutely fucking disgusting. Go ahead and read some of my comments and see how you feel about this trailer park.

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DaddyBobMN t1_iu8q1ii wrote

Eh, forget about it, folks from the park are just brigading downvotes on anyone who disagrees with their take on this.

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cpujockey t1_iu9hybx wrote

It's because you're talking shit to a bunch of people that have families here and the elderly.

Like did you not hear any of the shit being said here? There's a fucking woman being evicted because she is a victim of domestic violence. The roads are so fucking bad here that I've lost a rim and fucked a couple of tires.

The property management is supposed to be a community housing trust much to the same degree of CHT which every one of the folks here on the Vermont subreddit and Burlington subreddit have lauded as champions of affordable housing and all that bullshit. Yet the folks that are actually living here know that this property management company is making money grabs every single year to ensure that they're raising prices enough where we don't get a say in it or have the ability to challenge it. They have also deferred maintenance on roads and tree removal which is causing lots of safety concerns for the residents here.

I get that we are part of that homeowner class that everyone seems to hate when they're on the rental side of things - But the fact of the matter is we're in the muck just like everybody else It's just the onus is much more on us for when it comes to dwelling repairs and appliance issues. So while some of us might not pay as much rent compared to the rest of you the cost usually balance out into the black compared to some of you folks.

I just want to reiterate that there are families and elderly people here that are on fixed incomes.

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DaddyBobMN t1_iu9n2lk wrote

Nobody is talking shit to you lol.

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cpujockey t1_iu9o4p6 wrote

I've seen you talk shit. Not about me. But about being a trailer park resident and that is absolutely reprehensible.

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DaddyBobMN t1_iu9qu7d wrote

You are mistaken. Absolutely nowhere has that happened. Not on Reddit and not in real life. Sorry bud.

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