When the rent can’t cover the cost of maintenance and repairs the City can condemn and turn.

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When the rent can’t cover the cost of maintenance and repairs the City can condemn and turn.

Author: Curly1918 (17248 Posts - Joined: Aug 30, 2017)

Posted at 6:55 pm on Nov 6, 2025

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the run down apartments into Projects… and we all recall how well that worked out.

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Replies to: "When the rent can’t cover the cost of maintenance and repairs the City can condemn and turn."

The historical economics of rent control paints a dreary picture for the future of NYC. [NT] [LINK] - Curly1918 - 11:43am 11/6/25 (13) [View All]
- Indeed. It is beyond stupid. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 2:21pm 11/6/25
- Rent control is not a solution. It sounds good, and has terrible effects. People don't know history. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 12:43pm 11/6/25
  - Now you're an expert on the NYC housing issues. Love it. [NT] - jimbasil - 12:56pm 11/6/25
    - Discussed it in law school many years ago. Also, I've had family living in such housing in NYC. - NedoftheHill - 1:01pm 11/6/25
      - Let me enlighten you on your expertise - You're wrong. [NT] - jimbasil - 1:24pm 11/6/25
        Ok. Please try to offer something substantive. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 3:16pm 11/6/25
        When you price out all the workers where do they go and who repairs - jimbasil - 4:06pm 11/6/25
        When the rent can’t cover the cost of maintenance and repairs the City can condemn and turn. - Curly1918 - 6:55pm 11/6/25
        That was not rent stabilization. It was something far different. Rent stabilization - jimbasil - 11:35pm 11/6/25
        It’s a slippery slope. Government interference in markets leads to government housing AND - Curly1918 - 4:14am 11/7/25
        You win - [NT] - jimbasil - 6:32am 11/7/25
        
        Indded. And project housing is typically exempt from housing regulations. - NedoftheHill - 11:25pm 11/6/25
        you’re wrong and your imbuing your wrong narrative onto something you haven’t any knowledge of. [NT] - jimbasil - 11:38pm 11/6/25

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