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  • Date: 07/29/23
    First Name: Terri
    Last Name: Blahut
    Email: terriblahut4@comcast.net
    Organization Type: other
    Organization: Individual

  • Comment

    The rent is too damn high. Eviction rates are higher than they were before the pandemic. Landlords have too much power over our lives and our homes. They hike our rent, offer slow maintenance or none at all, evict us, and discriminate. This is all part of how they make money.

    The government is in business with many landlords, offering them favorable loan terms to finance their businesses and, sometimes, enabling their predatory behavior. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, also known as the “Government Sponsored Enterprises,” work with banks to offer $150 billion to landlords in financing every year, without any strings attached.

    My rent increases #100.00 every year and the quality of repairs go down. We have no pest control, gardner or security but I keep paying more to live here. But I can't afford to move. Help with rent control.