tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post4533541580861822455..comments2024-01-06T11:42:27.521-08:00Comments on Twelve Years Of Being Annoyed By Chloe Sevigny: "Fair" to Whom?Aspethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02961937368897576164noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-8763833577762687062007-05-12T11:10:00.000-07:002007-05-12T11:10:00.000-07:00Dumbfounded,They don't apply now, but that's what ...Dumbfounded,<BR/><BR/>They don't apply now, but that's what this is all about. This particular government wants to make them apply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-79318976663292923252007-05-12T11:04:00.000-07:002007-05-12T11:04:00.000-07:00@anon -- you're a fool, or a troll, not sure which...@anon -- you're a fool, or a troll, not sure which.<BR/><BR/>The courts are not going to force anyone to accept roommates against their will. All the courts can do is say that it is illegal to place advertisements with certain kinds of restrictions in them.Sprezzaturahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154324593024175660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-614870256907473692007-05-12T10:28:00.000-07:002007-05-12T10:28:00.000-07:00Before you get in too much of a tizzy, the fair ho...Before you get in too much of a tizzy, the fair housing laws do not apply in roommate situations. Nor do they apply for owner occupied properties of 4 units or less. <BR/><BR/>Google "Mrs. Murphy exemption" for details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-67937669667577797952007-05-12T08:48:00.000-07:002007-05-12T08:48:00.000-07:00Wait, Muslims can't even LOOK at naked chicks befo...Wait, Muslims can't even LOOK at naked chicks before they're married? Lamest. Religion. Evar. No wonder they're always blowing themselves up. We should be air-dropping porn, not sending in troops.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the whole fair-housing roommate thing is pointless because it's unenforceable. It's just something for mega-liberal politicians to crow about. All they will be able to control is what flailing forwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07029787271006871531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-75363079735196534682007-05-12T07:56:00.000-07:002007-05-12T07:56:00.000-07:00This is blatantly unacceptable. Women advertise fo...This is blatantly unacceptable. Women advertise for female roommates because they don't feel secure having a male in the same house with them, and rightly so. How can they think to force a woman living alone to accept a males tenancy application? This is an open invitation to perverts and sex maniacs everywhere to answer a 'female roommate wanted' ad in order to get their foot in the door of a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-45447931371772215462007-05-11T22:16:00.000-07:002007-05-11T22:16:00.000-07:00Akubi, Schnapps has been working the day job and t...Akubi, Schnapps has been working the day job and the contracts on the side (and just got a nice chunk of change for a couple of contracts done awhile back). So the 6 degrees is late, although I do have something :> Its a bit weak in my mind though.<BR/><BR/>Subject change!<BR/><BR/>Yes, Aspeth, by and large I agree with you. My parents were landlords for years and finally gave it up because Schnappshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09860579963590949319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-73204521068280443982007-05-11T20:10:00.000-07:002007-05-11T20:10:00.000-07:00WTF anon?WTF anon?Akubihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214321836465499032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-75602989327497857002007-05-11T19:52:00.000-07:002007-05-11T19:52:00.000-07:00)))Several years ago a socially obtuse 10 year old...)))Several years ago a socially obtuse 10 year old neighbor kept coming over and wanting to hang out with me.(((<BR/><BR/>Did you get any of that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-15395112733251607162007-05-11T18:03:00.000-07:002007-05-11T18:03:00.000-07:00Rent your properties???!! Are you crazy??? Flip!!!...Rent your properties???!! <BR/><BR/>Are you crazy??? <BR/><BR/><BR/>Flip!!! <BR/><BR/><BR/>Have I taught you nothing???<BR/><BR/>Signed,<BR/><BR/>Casey Serin (Tamar by unofficial and unauthorized proxy)<BR/><BR/>p.s. Please donate to the Human Fundlucidiocyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397922982149658888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-32103633114951611942007-05-11T17:56:00.000-07:002007-05-11T17:56:00.000-07:00Aspeth, I agree that some of the applications of F...Aspeth, I agree that some of the applications of Fair Housing may go to far, but as a person of color, I view it as a necessary evil for the reasons that Sprez so eloquently states. Not every state is California; I live in Virginia, and can show you properties that don't rent to "certain people." <BR/><BR/>Strange thing is, the deed to our house has a clause that says the house can only be soldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-80948521184094461352007-05-11T16:51:00.000-07:002007-05-11T16:51:00.000-07:00I think I should've added a disclaimer. Disclaimer...I think I should've added a disclaimer. <BR/><BR/>Disclaimer: IANAL (i am not a landlord), I know nothing about rent control, or rent (except that I have to pay it), or reality (except that it's out there and out to get me). I tend to stay the hell away from the monstrosities of the world (aka humanity) because it traumatizes my blood pressure. And because I think everyone's an idiot. And that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-24284444915868518272007-05-11T16:28:00.000-07:002007-05-11T16:28:00.000-07:00@sprezz:If you can't raise the rentIn SF, other th...@sprezz:<BR/><EM>If you can't raise the rent</EM><BR/><BR/>In SF, other than for a new tenant, you <B>can't</B> raise the rent at the renewal of a lease by more than some fixed percentage of the current rent, not even up to market prices... rent control, y'know?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-74951513061676444012007-05-11T16:17:00.000-07:002007-05-11T16:17:00.000-07:00it seems like the city has forgotten that it's the...<I>it seems like the city has forgotten that it's the landlords who pay the property taxes that fill the coffers</I><BR/><BR/>Property tax is a cost of doing business. If you're not factoring the tax into your monthly rent, then the more fool you. If you can't raise the rent high enough to cover your costs (including the taxes) and provide a reasonable ROI, then sell the property and put your Sprezzaturahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154324593024175660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-70749470161448249172007-05-11T15:10:00.000-07:002007-05-11T15:10:00.000-07:00I don't know about the rest of CA, but being a pro...I don't know about the rest of CA, but being a property owner in San Francisco is horrendous. There are so many laws to protect the renters that it seems like the city has forgotten that it's the landlords who pay the property taxes that fill the coffers. I feel like the purpose behind Fair Housing was good, and noble, and such... but in practice it's just exploited. Extending "Fair" Housing to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-6096476882273111022007-05-11T14:20:00.000-07:002007-05-11T14:20:00.000-07:00BTW where's Schnapps? We have a new 6 Degrees of ...BTW where's Schnapps? We have a new 6 Degrees of Casey Serin™ game. This week's challenge is Donald Duck.Akubihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214321836465499032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-53211671263788513252007-05-11T14:14:00.000-07:002007-05-11T14:14:00.000-07:00That Fair Housing lawsuit is completely absurd. K...That Fair Housing lawsuit is completely absurd. Kids that live next door can be annoying enough let alone having them as a roommate. Several years ago a socially obtuse 10 year old neighbor kept coming over and wanting to hang out with me. At first I felt sorry for her, because she seemed lonely, but eventually it started driving me absolutely crazy. I would try to explain I was trying to Akubihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214321836465499032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-19160633203865248002007-05-11T11:32:00.000-07:002007-05-11T11:32:00.000-07:00I completely sympathize that it sucks when you hav...I completely sympathize that it sucks when you have tenants who make a mess and then refuse to take accountability for it, but tossing out the Fair Housing laws is a really bad way to go about solving the problem. Increase the rent, or the deposit, or reword your lease, or do a photo walk-throught "before and after" for better documentation of why you're not returning a deposit .... all of those Sprezzaturahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00154324593024175660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-43745107264812821082007-05-11T11:20:00.000-07:002007-05-11T11:20:00.000-07:00Funny how people demanding 'fairness' are also the...Funny how people demanding 'fairness' are also the first people to complain about rising prices. D'ya think there might be a connection somewhere? Maybe?<BR/><BR/>You can't repeal the laws of economics, the more rules placed on the selling of <I>anything</I>, the more the price goes up. And it always hurts people on the low end of the price scale the most. <BR/><BR/>In my opinion, the family Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851650986902105927.post-50966388422610484892007-05-11T09:54:00.000-07:002007-05-11T09:54:00.000-07:00Extending fair-housing principles to roommate situ...Extending fair-housing principles to roommate situations is pretty retarded, but there are still plenty of situations where fair housing is useful. For example, keeping apartment complexes in the deep south from discriminating against blacks, and helping keep already highly competitive urban rental markets from becoming more polarized and ghettofied. <BR/><BR/>If you only own a few rental homes, flailing forwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07029787271006871531noreply@blogger.com