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mshelikoff t1_jaeoh75 wrote

> additional barriers to evict problem tenants

Section 3 of the proposal has statements about who is and who is not a problem tenant. Landlords can still evict tenants who:

a) don't pay rent

b) violate legal parts of the lease

c) are a nuisance or cause damage

d) use or permit the use of the unit for any illegal purpose

e) refuse to renew their lease of like duration at a rent permitted by the city.

f) refuse reasonable access to the owner

g) are unapproved subtenants

I've had landlords who were some of the sweetest people on Earth, and I've had landlords who were braindead lying control freaks.

A recent landlord thought I was a "problem tenant" for pointing out during the COVID pandemic that without a full screen window instead of a cheap sliding insert, my bedroom did not meet the minimum ventilation standards of the building code. How dare I want ventilation during that time?

Other than a through g, what might you consider to be a "problem tenant?" To many new owners, any tenant with an insufficient income is "a problem tenant." That's dehumanizing in my view.

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