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‘This is stealing’ ; Instagram account lets you squat in metro homes
(news.yahoo.com)
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this post was submitted on 13 Feb 2024
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Sure, I’ll give you that. The squatters are also taking advantage of the system for gain. But then I ask, imagine your home, or your workplace. Do you possibly work in construction? In an office? Perhaps in a leased retail space? How would you feel if a squatter took residence in your employee break room? Could you honestly say you would feel the same way?
I’m not going to feel bad for my employer having to go through the legal channels to remove a squatter in this hypothetical because it would have been their failure to provide a safe working environment that caused it to happen.
And I’m not here in support of squatters, simply to point out that this person is in a situation he created because he chose to become a landlord in a strained housing market with record high homelessness. The squatters are definitely still legally wrong. But in my opinion, buying homes with the sole intent of renting it out is morally reprehensible.
I see, well I guess it is a legitimate risk of that business. Landlords should understand that by operating there squatting is a possibility. It seems that you might still be distancing yourself from the point in this scenario by placing responsibility on your employer to deal with the problem, which in this case is the squatter, and avoiding picturing how it could truly interfere with your life at home or at work. Either way for anyone, no one should have to deal with this. Perhaps it is morally reprehensible to purchase a home with the sole purpose of renting. Perhaps it is also morally reprehensible to facilitate the squatting of homes owned by others for personal financial gain.
Maybe we can both agree that the system is failing in it’s total if there is need for squatting for this purpose. I invite you to consider the possibility though that there is a valid reason for rental homes in many situations and areas that are beneficial for the right people. Yes, there are scummy landlords and yes, the landlord intends to make a profit, but this is not always at the sole detriment society.