Thot_P0cket t1_je74eh9 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 9:57 PM

Reply to comment by CreditBuilding205 in The Local Tax Burden on Philadelphia Households: Homeowners generally pay less by PhillyAccount

> it’s incredible what renters let us get away with.

As a renter I'm not sure what we're supposed to do about this.

PA landlord tenant laws are already pretty slim when it comes to anything pro-tenant. Hell, Georgia has better tenant protections when it comes to renting. The only state I've lived in with fewer tenant protections was Texas, and that state's landlord tenant laws are only one step removed from straight up saying "If you rent in Texas, the landlord has the legal right to bend you over at any time."

It's disheartening and so few people seem to know how bad it is in most of the country.

So yeah, I don't know what us renters are supposed to do about it.

Leapingforjoyandstuf t1_je7kw40 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 11:59 PM

Yeah, I don't think there's ever been a politician to vote for who is aggressively pro renter. Just not a thing. People in charge own homes and are going to make it better for themselves. If you have enough money to own a home then congrats, but its not like anyone who doesn't own a home is in favor of the system.