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Originally Posted by 1overcosc
One issue with that is people who rely on community housing are incapable of living in market housing even if they could afford it; many have issues with addictions, criminal records, credit ratings, etc. that result in private landlords rejecting them as tenants during the application process. If this was really the way we're going to go, we'd need two key reforms:
1) A system allowing landlords to take rent money directly out of social benefits payments bypassing the need for tenants to actually pay themselves; this would obviously require regulations to protect against abuse.
2) Firm laws preventing landlords from rejecting tenants with steps like making it illegal for landlords to request credit checks/background checks/police checks/etc. on prospective tenants
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Well said. I couldnt agree more with both points that you made.
Unfortunately, I dont see affordability or universal rental cash transfers happening anytime soon because organizations like TREB and TCHC very wealthy and powerful lobbies.