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Seattle Bans Rental Junk Fees

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  1. matchbok3 · · focus · HN ↗

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    1. badlucklottery · · focus · HN ↗
      > If you want to know why big, progressive cities have the most unaffordable housing, look no further than this law.

      Eh, I'd be willing to wager it's because those cites are where many high-paying jobs are.

      Anyway:

      > Which, of course, means that non pet owners are now subsidizing pet owners and the damage and wear and tear that pets cause.

      Or owners can just quantify and charge for the actual wear and tear? If someone's dog digs up the yard or their claws scrape the up wood floors, just charge them to fix it (or, more likely, take it out of the deposit).

      That's why these are often viewed as "junk fees", they charge you for some potential damage vs. any actual damage.

      1. loeg · · focus · HN ↗
        How successful do you think landlords are at recovering damage costs from former tenants that aren't covered by the deposit?
        1. fwip · · focus · HN ↗
          The tenants might have a bit more money to claw back if the landlord wasn't extracting predatory fees in excess of what the renter was signing up for.
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