𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘 to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agoAre 'micro-apartments' converted from offices the answer to the housing crisis?www.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up154arrow-down1external-linkAre 'micro-apartments' converted from offices the answer to the housing crisis?www.usatoday.com𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘 to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 hours agomessage-square45fedilinkfile-text
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·12 hours agoExactly. Not sure how slum lord flats are the solution here, when investment firms are sitting on millions of empty homes.
minus-squaresolsangraal@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·12 hours ago how slum lord flats are the solution here they’re a solution for building owners who can’t find tenants to lease their office space to. they don’t actually care about the peasants who can’t find affordable homes
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 hours agoThat’s kind of the definition of a slum lord, though, isn’t it?
minus-squaresolsangraal@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 hours agoinstead of “tenants” i should have said “badly run businesses that nevertheless have tons of capital to blow on office space”
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 hours agoAh. Sorry. I misunderstood ‘tenants’ in terms of the civiz who would rent the tiny flat, and not as the businesses who would rent the entire floor.
minus-squareOrbituary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 hours agoWho do you think owns those fucking buildings with office space?
minus-square𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 hours agoThe same investment firms. That’s my point. They own too much, and need regulation.
Exactly. Not sure how slum lord flats are the solution here, when investment firms are sitting on millions of empty homes.
they’re a solution for building owners who can’t find tenants to lease their office space to. they don’t actually care about the peasants who can’t find affordable homes
That’s kind of the definition of a slum lord, though, isn’t it?
instead of “tenants” i should have said “badly run businesses that nevertheless have tons of capital to blow on office space”
Ah. Sorry. I misunderstood ‘tenants’ in terms of the civiz who would rent the tiny flat, and not as the businesses who would rent the entire floor.
Who do you think owns those fucking buildings with office space?
The same investment firms. That’s my point. They own too much, and need regulation.