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submitted 21 hours ago by Amuletta@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

So if you have no change you get locked out of your home?

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[-] jonzobot@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

Or just the main charges that make sense, like the elevator and small number of big-ticket items? If charging separately for the elevator means everyone pays a reduced rent (or building costs if you own the unit), and then pays their elevator charge separately, I don't see why this is so bad. It would only be a bait and switch if you are using the elevator more, and if so, it also provides some financial incentive to change behaviour to the extent you can.

[-] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Do you know the definition of a bait and switch?

[-] jonzobot@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Please enlighten me. Isn't a bait and switch a thing only if you wind up paying more, unexpectedly and by fraudulent design?

[-] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Exactly. People bought condos or signed leases with the agreement that the elevator costs would be shared. Now folks want to renege on that agreement after-the-fact. It's a classic bait-and-switch.

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