Renters Are Second-Class Citizens

Ever rented an apartment or a house? If so, you were a “social problem.” You undermined the health of your community. You caused crime and created nuisances. The fact that you did not actually commit any crimes, vandalize property or fail to pay the rent is irrelevant. Simply by being a renter you degraded the neighborhood.

This is the view of many city governments today. To them, renters are a group of second-class citizens, not people who simply rent their homes instead of own them.

 

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