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minus-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoI think we need to look beyond individual ownership towards collective ownership. Apartment buildings should be a housing cooperative managed collectively by the people who live there.
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-25 days agoGet a group of people interested in doing that. And enough money to buy it.
minus-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoIt’s possible, my city passed an ordinance to allow right of first refusal to tenants. 3 immediately formed, and there’s been a few more since.
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-25 days agoThat’s dope. I like hearing that. Spread that news, it’s good news to spread. Im interested in how that works out.
minus-squareaesthelete@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoI’m on board with that too, but I think that’s a tougher sell politically.
minus-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoThat’s reasonable. Given the current climate of apartments, I think the most accessible option for folks would be tenant unions
I think we need to look beyond individual ownership towards collective ownership. Apartment buildings should be a housing cooperative managed collectively by the people who live there.
Get a group of people interested in doing that. And enough money to buy it.
It’s possible, my city passed an ordinance to allow right of first refusal to tenants. 3 immediately formed, and there’s been a few more since.
That’s dope. I like hearing that. Spread that news, it’s good news to spread. Im interested in how that works out.
I’m on board with that too, but I think that’s a tougher sell politically.
That’s reasonable. Given the current climate of apartments, I think the most accessible option for folks would be tenant unions