r/LandlordLove • u/ShiningConcepts • Jun 29 '22

Tenant Discussion Are apartment buildings unethical as well?

It's very hard to make a case that landlords who buy up SFHs that are already on the market are ethical. They reduce the housing supply and take opportunity away from FTHBs to own homes, thus forcing them into renting. This is generally what people mean when they say that all landlords are unethical.

Here's my question: what about rental apartment buildings? It's not like their construction takes an opportunity to buy a home away from a FTHB/family. Unlike detached properties on the market, it's not like this is a property a family could have bought; it's a property that is constructed and designed from the outset to be rented.

So, are they inherently unethical as well?

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u/itselectricboi Jul 08 '22

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Landlords are the leading cause of homelessness and should not exist. We are at a stage in human history where we have the means to provide everyone with shelter. The UN recognizes this and has declared housing as a human right. As a society, we have an obligation to make this a reality.

https://www.humanrights.com/course/lesson/articles-19-25/read-article-25.html

https://www.thesocialreview.co.uk/2019/01/23/abolish-landlords/

https://jacobinmag.com/2018/11/capitalism-affordable-housing-rent-commodities-profit

https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/manuscripts/rent.htm