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Breaking news: Landlords are people too

These are the reasons we need to unify as an industry. Ā Read the full, well-written piece at:

https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-landlords-are-people-too-20201007-zqsmvkptgjcyjkzbmwojhh7r7y-story.html

“Landlords are theĀ devil incarnate. ā€œF–kĀ landlords.ā€ ā€œCancelĀ rent.ā€ “Kill theĀ landlords. ā€œLandlord (sic) are aĀ disease.ā€ These inflammatory words come from social media postings, but it is not unusual to hear them at the protests and riots that have become routine in recent months. In addition, there have beenĀ marchesĀ specifically crafted to promote the rent-strike movement — a movement that suggests a tenant, even when she has the ability to pay, may choose instead to withhold the money and place the funds in a shared escrow account. Small business owner, Roni von Henschen says, ā€œI know people who aren’t paying even though they can afford it. I don’t know why. Maybe they figure they can live month after month for free since evictions areĀ banned.ā€

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