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Renters Are About to Get the Upper Hand | The Wall Street Journal (archive.ph)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by dirtmayor@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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[–] SomethingBurger@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We need landlord control. Y'know, like pest control.

[–] Whimseymimple@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Duluth, Minnesota, tried to do some control for absent landlords, requiring that landlords live within or have a representative within X miles of the rental. Unfortunately, all that did was make management companies more overbearing when owners turned to them to be the local contact.