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22TopShelf22 t1_jeaesci wrote

Reply to comment by dannyjbixby in How should Springfield address run-down, abandoned houses? Report recommends solutions by var23

Absolutely. Added regulation and costs will be passed onto the end users, people struggling to pay their bills already. Rents go up, fewer can afford them. These fools will cripple the same people they claim to be helping and few will take the time to realize it.

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dannyjbixby t1_jeafcaw wrote

I was thinking more along the line of condemning tons of houses that are currently housing people. But yes also that.

I’m all for regulation and making sure things are safe, but we need a plan of what to do on the way of getting there. It’s missing steps.

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Jimithyashford t1_jeb04u8 wrote

Isn’t the article specifically talking about abandoned properties, not properties with current occupants?

Edit: nvm, I didn’t get to the rental housing section near the end. I see what you mean.

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dannyjbixby t1_jeb0w5g wrote

Not at all. It’s talking about nuisance properties, and even utilized statistics about the percentage of them that are rental properties.

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Jimithyashford t1_jeb1cnz wrote

Yeah I didn’t get that far before replying. My bad. Should have known better.

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