thesecretlifeofknees:
The twitter YIMBYs saw the article in the NYT about a woman who took over her parents’ rent controlled 2br apartment that she grew up in and they’re completely losing their minds about it. It also mentioned that she quit her job teaching to be an interior design *influencer,* and there are currently hundreds of white guys currently yelling that this proves rent control is evil because:
- It is SO unfair to her landlord who should be collecting market rate rent!
- It is crazy that they were allowed to pass the lease to her even though it is legal for them to do so, and no it’s not similar to someone inheriting a home from their parents, which is ok because property rights are sacrosanct.
- She shouldn’t have been allowed to keep living in her childhood home because it’s in a desirable location. It should have gone to someone able to pay $6000+ a month instead, because that is how you solve a housing crisis.
- It’s infuriating that people make money doing things they think are stupid and rent control is letting this b*tch get away with it.
is this that one lady that malcolm harris was talking about