Posted on 01/31/2020 6:30:57 PM PST by karpov
Yep. I ran a small company, 50 some employees, in a small town in Ohio for almost 20 years. Never advertised when we had an opening. Just kinda put the word out that we were looking for help.
Once anti-discrimination laws were in place, it gave the government control over much of our lives. Only government should not discriminate. Private organizations and individuals must have that right, even if some don’t like it. We have lost our freedom of association.
There’s a new book out that deals with that subject very effectively, based on the articles I’ve seen. I need to get it and read the whole thing.
A New Conservative Theory of Why America Is So Polarized
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/a-new-conservative-theory-of-why-america-is-so-polarized.html
America Unraveled: Christopher Caldwell’s new book argues that, for the past half-century, the U.S. has been effectively living under two competing constitutional regimes
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/bloggers/3810752/posts
I believe it is the first person who qualifies. Not sure what the qualifications have to be, but maybe the landlord has some leeway in setting them. But the psycho Seattle City Council will probably step in and establish criteria that landlords have to accept. You would have to be crazy to be a landlord in Seattle.
I think so too, and that seems to be the case in a lot of places these days. Rent control really puts pressure on the landlords.
It’s not really their fault what the prices of property and rent area these days. It’s out of sight.
I rent and have a good landlord. I resent the city trying to come between us and create friction between us.
I haven’t had that manifested yet, but it’s always hanging over my landlord’s head.
I’d hate for them to sell the building. OMG, I’d be moving in minutes...
You know this is not going to end well....
“The two ordinances in question strip landlords of the right to decide who will occupy their property. Seattle’s “first in time” rule requires landlords to set rental criteria in advance and then rent to the first person who walks in the door with an adequate application. “
How STUPID does a landlord have to be to get burned by this law?
750+ credit score. Proof of income equal to 4x monthly rent. No cats. etc.
Of course, if you do not establish that criteria and are hoping for a “good” renter with a 540 score, you get what you deserve.
No, I don’t support such law. But I think it’s very, very easily circumvented.
Unless you’re stupid.
a few yrs ago a judge ruled that we must all pay more for schools for last year all of our lovely teachers got on average 16% wage increases...
now we're going to allow sports gambling but ONLY on the indian casinos.....no quid pro quo I'm sure...indians do not pay taxes.....
now today I read that they're going to find the money "somewhere" to eliminate tax on diapers.....because none of us know the pain the poor and minority parents have when they reach into the diaper bad and are out of diapers! its a crisis......
more red tape means more obfuscation.....make enough laws and nobody can follow them....nobody understands them...
Which means if the first applicant is Section 8, you must accept them, even if you don’t want to be a Section 8 landlord.
You are right, but take it further.
What will happen is the rental criteria will cover everything from birth parents citizenship to if you had an appendix removed. And all it will do is add to disqualifying points making it actually easier to turn down an applicant.
Additionally, if the government requires the rental to someone that damages the property, aren’t they responsible for repair or replace based upon tort action.
By submitting the proper tort claim to the Office of Risk Management, you can reclaim damages from the state government. The Washington State Tort Claim form is for use only if you believe that you were harmed by the state of Washington, its officers, employees, or volunteers. By determining the rental of the property, they can be responsible for damages accomplished by renters they forced upon the property owners.
I used to say it’s like sending someone out to get a stick to beat myself with.
rwood
Two days ago we had a front page newspaper story about a city-county income tax on people who earn more than $150,000.
The legislature (now dominated by Democrats) passed a bill giving special tax authority to Seattle and King County.
We have no state income tax (how long before that is revoked?).
What is the purpose of this special city-county income tax?
Wait for it....
To solve our huge homeless and high rent problem!
You cannot make this stuff up!
Advertise Word of mouth, but only if you have good social networks. A lot of folks are pretty small in the social network department.
I own seven rentals. I can tell you how I would react. They would all go up for sale tomorrow. I would lose money, but not as much as renting them to deadbeats who do damage.
They do this in Paris. I worked on a set years ago and the French production co. Told us this is normal.
Yet these lefty politician hypocrites will NOT allow any if these criminals into their own homes..
The bad part is the WA court system is full of lefty judges. That’s why it’s important that Trump and McConnell keep confirming 150 + Trump fed judges..we need 4 more years to correct this.
That was an issue with NYC relocating its homeless to nearby NJ cities (Newark, Elizabeth, Jersey City); NYC paid a full year’s rent up-front, and then the tenants were on their own. Slumlords pounced to get the first year’s rent, but much of the housing was horrible/unfit for habitation. When the tenants complained, the NJ cities forced them out because of the conditions - and NYC had already given away their spaces in the homeless shelters there.
They are still here in NJ, though NYC has agreed that they MIGHT stop sending more.
It is about time for Atlas to shrug.
Setting high criteria will be outlawed next.
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