2020-10-13 Landlords Are People Too
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Brad Beckett
Landlords Are People Too
by Brad Beckett A recent essay in NY’s Daily News asserts that “landlords are people too” and addresses some of the current misdirected rage against landlords – most of whom are mom & pop operations – as well as dispelling the myths that landlords are both uncaring and rich. As readers well know, those notions are both dangerous and flat out incorrect. As the author, Charlotte Laws, points out, most landlords faithfully make repairs and don’t want to evict anyone because having an empty unit leaves the property owner with a loss of income (among other things). She emphatically says that if small landlords go, “so does much of the affordable housing.” Click here for full article