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na. Overrated. Ur not human if ur a renter.
…yes that’s sarcasm
Thank you. This is the first time anyone is publicly saying this. Sad that it needs to be said at all. If you rent out an apartment to a tenant, don’t treat them like you own them. Don’t treat them like you can barely tolerate them. Like any other Yid, they deserve to be treated with the same respect and dignity that you deserve to be treated with.
You must be the miserable landlord.
I’ve never experienced this at all! All the basement people in my development are welcomed and part of things!
It is also good for the tenant (‘er neighbor) to facilitate the conversation. While granted, you want the landlord (‘er upstairs neighbor) to be nice, it helps to start the conversation too. And this is in many areas of life.
Because you had an encounter with one bad landlord, don’t put all in a single basket.
Exactly. Don’t ignore tenants or pretend they don’t exist. Why are tenants any less important than the people living upstairs? Beyond that, many landlords couldn’t care less about the constant noise at all hours of the day and night. Meanwhile, basement rents are so high these days that, in many cases, tenants are paying a substantial portion if not all of the landlord’s mortgage. It’s time tenants were given the respect and consideration they deserve.
Almost anyone who has tenants isn’t wealthy enough where their tenants rent would be covering all or even most of their mortgage. For the most part, wealthy people who put down larger down payments don’t have tenants.
Anyone who bought in 2020 paid pennies and got a mortgage rate in the 2’s, so it’s very possible that their basement rental is almost covering their mortgage
So what?
The going rate for rent is approximately $2,000/month. Most people who purchased their house before Covid, when the rates and housing costs were lower, have mortgages under 4k/month. So yes, this comment is accurate.
Thanks for pointing this issue out this is not just a problem between specific tenants and Renters a lot “Upstairs” won’t even talk to any Basement renters Not just their own tenants
100 percent true
Absurd.
Maybe you need to stop being an outcast. I don’t see taht when I travel to lakewood.
We don’t have “tenants” it’s not a word we use (except for now). We have “Downstairs neighbors” and we live upstairs. Our kids refer to it so. Yes, we need to be respectful and compassionate to both every Yid and all human beings- period; this is the TORAH Way!!!
What’s wrong with tenant?
It conotes lower class.
Good Letter:
Yes: Shanah Rishonah (1st yr) is the most difficult year of marriage.
By some they are meant for each other thus they are very happy even the 1st year; by others marriage is not what one or both expected it to be and are disappointed with their spouse. Some will get divorced & by most they will get to appreciate each other over time. It’s a very big mitzvah to respect them.
However: not all tenants are clean quiet little birds, some come in and are loud, dirty, messy, nearly causing fires, thinking they own the place etc. Don’t Let! Landlords should stay on top of them and try to watch every move they make which may cause them to leave.
To TLS: Don’t let good stupidity on your site.
great letter!
Yes, but try to make some conversation yourself with them too.
Landlords ignore their tenants as a coping mechanism for the abnormal lack of privacy of having another family in your home.
Easier to pretend they’re not there than to face that they share what goes on in your house with their friends.
Speak for yourself, not the world. You might be that way, majority are not.
To TLS,
Please screen Mutty’s comments better. Most are irrelevant to the topic, this one has total nastiness.