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RJSSUFER t1_j8t73g1 wrote

Reply to comment by 88138813 in WaPo: DC overpays landlords millions to house the city’s poorest by ahtigers10

I dont see how that is worse than what the article describes. That is generating extra bedrooms for people that would have not existed in the city.

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yoofoureeyah t1_j8tlgfe wrote

Because four walls don’t make home. There needs to be minimum living space requirements, natural light requirements, etc. Things humans need to be healthy.

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MAX_cheesejr t1_j8xhd7z wrote

When you go through HCVP you need to go through both the BBL inspection and HCVP inspection. Landlords can't just do whatever they want. Once you start adding multiple units they have start getting rent control from DC.

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imightbethewalrus3 t1_j8v16mf wrote

You'll live in your glorified closet that makes you feel horribly depressed as if you're an animal in a cage and you'll like it!

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RJSSUFER t1_j8x3am1 wrote

Not sure you have seen the news about McPherson, but my gut says that this bedroom is better than living on the street. I have never lived on the street, so maybe I am mistaken.

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imightbethewalrus3 t1_j8xj4nd wrote

Yes, presumably it's better than sleeping on cold concrete in the rain. Still doesn't make it a humane living situation.

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RJSSUFER t1_j8ty7vi wrote

Do u think a 70 sq ft bedroom is similar to a 18 sf house?

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throwaway66285 t1_j8u21x3 wrote

Relatively speaking, yes. The average bedroom size is 200 square feet. 70 square feet is 35% of that. Sure, it's greater than 9% of that, but they're both pretty small in comparison to 200. I'd bet neither meet minimum living standard requirements.

It's similar to how cockatiels can live in smaller cages, but they need a 24" x 18" x 24" cage to be happy.

Not to mention other things that humans need to live, like natural light.

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