Sure, some landlords have the separate but related job of “maintenance guy,” a job they should be paid a reasonable salary for.
That is completely separate from the “job” of landlord, where you extract rent value in exchange for nothing, far above a reasonable salary for building maintenance.
I’d be fine paying “rent” if my rent was just $200 a month to pay for maintenance and office staff. Apartment complexes with dedicated staff do seem to run a lot better, and I’m all for the community collectively paying for some people to take care of that. When I lived in a condo owned by just one old lady, the condo above us had a water leak and it took over a week to start fixing it bc they couldn’t get in contact with the owner - Large buildings should definitely have one set of people in charge of taking care of the whole thing.
Sure, some landlords have the separate but related job of “maintenance guy,” a job they should be paid a reasonable salary for.
That is completely separate from the “job” of landlord, where you extract rent value in exchange for nothing, far above a reasonable salary for building maintenance.
I’d be fine paying “rent” if my rent was just $200 a month to pay for maintenance and office staff. Apartment complexes with dedicated staff do seem to run a lot better, and I’m all for the community collectively paying for some people to take care of that. When I lived in a condo owned by just one old lady, the condo above us had a water leak and it took over a week to start fixing it bc they couldn’t get in contact with the owner - Large buildings should definitely have one set of people in charge of taking care of the whole thing.