▲ 450 ▼ Canada's landlords now asking a record-breaking average of $2,078 per month: rental report (www.ctvnews.ca) submitted 3 years ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca 137 comments fedilink hide all child comments According to a new report from Rentals, In July, the Canadian rental market hit a record high with an average asking rent of $2,078, marking an 8.9 per cent annual increase.
[–] Hyacathusarullistad@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Rentals can (and should!) exist without landlords. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] terath@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Someone has to own the building genius. That person is the landord. The only alternative to having a corporation or individual as the landlord, is having the government or a coop as a landlord. There is a place for those, but sorry I'm not for communism, that can't be the only option as otherwise we run into the well known problems with communism, no competition leads to shit quality, which is generally what you get from government run housing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] terath@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 years ago Someone has to own the building genius. That person is the landord. The only alternative to having a corporation or individual as the landlord, is having the government or a coop as a landlord. There is a place for those, but sorry I'm not for communism, that can't be the only option as otherwise we run into the well known problems with communism, no competition leads to shit quality, which is generally what you get from government run housing. permalink fedilink source parent