Comment by epistasis
3 days ago
In my experience, there are a lot of people who don't consider renters as people that deserve consideration in governmental decision making. So if rental supply becomes available, it doesn't matter, not only because the person doesn't want to rent, but more so because renters are not considered permanent citizens of the local city and therefore they don't matter.
This is a recurring theme k see among both right wing and left wing people when it comes to looking at single family homes.
Yes, it's a real problem. A surprising number of politically-well-connected people in my muni believe that renters don't even pay property tax.
Can you point to any municipality anywhere in the USA (or anywhere else, if you like) that prevents renters from voting, attending public meetings, donating to candidates and otherwise participating in local decision making?
No but that is not what my comment was talking about.
> there are a lot of people who don't consider renters as people that deserve consideration in governmental decision making
How does it matter whether "a lot of people don't consider" something if there are no laws or enforcement actions that make their opinions actually effective in the world?
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