I have never had a single landlord perform maintenance. When I have rented homes from a homeowner (who isn't a "big" landlord but a "small" landlord who only rents out one property), they have never had time to do repairs and I have basically had to arrange those repairs myself, keep the proof of payment, and try my best to negotiate some kind of legal arrangement where those repairs I pay for get subtracted from my rent.
When I have rented apartments from a big invisible absentee landlord (usually not even a person, but a corporation) the "job" of arranging repairs (hiring other people over a phone) is usually taken care of by some administrative functionary. Usually a person in an office who does not literally own the complex.
Even if landlords were paying for and arranging my home repairs and maintenance for me every single time, there is little doubt that the rent they are extracting goes above and beyond that. They accumulate wealth passively, which they often use to subsequently buy other properties, so they can accumulate wealth passively from more people. None of my "rent" I pay goes towards actually owning the land I live on, meaning I will be paying rent until I die, never owning where I live, and always enriching some other land-owning person passively through a significant portion of my paycheck, which already represents less than my labor, because capitalists are also taking rent in the form of surplus value. So I am double rented, once by my boss, and once by my landlord. And I suppose triple by taxes.
even when you do get help or repairs from a small individual landlord (after months of badgering them), they're not actually going to organise professional help, they're going to send their dipshit large adult son/nephew who's watched a few youtube tutorials to half ass it. took the prick years to do something about the mold but now my wall is just uneven bare ass plaster
I've heard about people paying to have things fixed then legally withholding that rent. How long before HVAC guys start offering "we'll argue with your landlord for you to get it paid for" as a service? Why hasn't this happened yet?
ive had maintenance staff at property mgmt company do repairs but i basically had to hound the company repeatedly, in once case for a year, had to take photos of the broken thing in question and send it to them in writing in email, so there would be record of it, so they would be afraid of me pursuing it legally and having it substracted from rent. also, it helped that i got to know the maintenance staff and tried to keep a good relationship with them and be sociable, as that seemed to help get priority, as they are often very overworked
in some cases (like plumbing repairs ) I cannot arrange a plumber to do it because they are not allowed to by law in the region where i was at but they did respond to emergency number when i called at least and the maintenance guy got some overtime for it, so that seemed to work.
that said in most cases the hassle was so much that I would just perform the repair myself, which is really what they hope you do. I second hand know it sucks to be disabled and have to relly on the company to fix anything because I've heard so many horror stories and complaints about that before
I have never had a single landlord perform maintenance. When I have rented homes from a homeowner (who isn't a "big" landlord but a "small" landlord who only rents out one property), they have never had time to do repairs and I have basically had to arrange those repairs myself, keep the proof of payment, and try my best to negotiate some kind of legal arrangement where those repairs I pay for get subtracted from my rent.
When I have rented apartments from a big invisible absentee landlord (usually not even a person, but a corporation) the "job" of arranging repairs (hiring other people over a phone) is usually taken care of by some administrative functionary. Usually a person in an office who does not literally own the complex.
Even if landlords were paying for and arranging my home repairs and maintenance for me every single time, there is little doubt that the rent they are extracting goes above and beyond that. They accumulate wealth passively, which they often use to subsequently buy other properties, so they can accumulate wealth passively from more people. None of my "rent" I pay goes towards actually owning the land I live on, meaning I will be paying rent until I die, never owning where I live, and always enriching some other land-owning person passively through a significant portion of my paycheck, which already represents less than my labor, because capitalists are also taking rent in the form of surplus value. So I am double rented, once by my boss, and once by my landlord. And I suppose triple by taxes.
if they actually did work you would call them a superintendent or property manager or something, they are owners
superintendent chalmers, I hope you're ready for an unforgettable luncheon
I thought we were having steamed clams?
even when you do get help or repairs from a small individual landlord (after months of badgering them), they're not actually going to organise professional help, they're going to send their dipshit large adult son/nephew who's watched a few youtube tutorials to half ass it. took the prick years to do something about the mold but now my wall is just uneven bare ass plaster
they call it the landlord special
I've heard about people paying to have things fixed then legally withholding that rent. How long before HVAC guys start offering "we'll argue with your landlord for you to get it paid for" as a service? Why hasn't this happened yet?
ive had maintenance staff at property mgmt company do repairs but i basically had to hound the company repeatedly, in once case for a year, had to take photos of the broken thing in question and send it to them in writing in email, so there would be record of it, so they would be afraid of me pursuing it legally and having it substracted from rent. also, it helped that i got to know the maintenance staff and tried to keep a good relationship with them and be sociable, as that seemed to help get priority, as they are often very overworked
in some cases (like plumbing repairs ) I cannot arrange a plumber to do it because they are not allowed to by law in the region where i was at but they did respond to emergency number when i called at least and the maintenance guy got some overtime for it, so that seemed to work.
that said in most cases the hassle was so much that I would just perform the repair myself, which is really what they hope you do. I second hand know it sucks to be disabled and have to relly on the company to fix anything because I've heard so many horror stories and complaints about that before
it's such a fucking uphill battle to get even the most basic shit done
I hate that shit. "We won't fix your rotten windows but here's a bottle of mold remover and a tin of paint"