Its a double edged sword though. In an ideal world, corporations would be less likely to discriminate in renting out property in the first place. But we also are left with a soulless and faceless corporate landlord, one that can also be racist, that sees renters solely as a profit opportunity.
We could go back to only people owning live-able properties, but then we would be putting control over the housing stock in the hands of individuals. And individuals are more likely to be biased than an entire entity, plus more difficult to hold responsible. As well as more difficult to correct issues with, because then everything would be so diffuse.
Idk my gut instinct is that people owning property and personally renting it to other people is better than corpo landlords because of the human element. But the human element is just as likely to go wrong as the corporation, I just idealize people. If anything, the real benefit of that system would be functional limitations it places on wealth accumulation that can occur via property
At least I can sue a racist landlord. Good luck fighting discrimination against a corporation with an army of lawyers. And how exactly would corporations be the better choice in an ideal world? Their ONLY function is to make profits
This why homes should only be owned by people and not corporations.
Its a double edged sword though. In an ideal world, corporations would be less likely to discriminate in renting out property in the first place. But we also are left with a soulless and faceless corporate landlord, one that can also be racist, that sees renters solely as a profit opportunity.
We could go back to only people owning live-able properties, but then we would be putting control over the housing stock in the hands of individuals. And individuals are more likely to be biased than an entire entity, plus more difficult to hold responsible. As well as more difficult to correct issues with, because then everything would be so diffuse.
Idk my gut instinct is that people owning property and personally renting it to other people is better than corpo landlords because of the human element. But the human element is just as likely to go wrong as the corporation, I just idealize people. If anything, the real benefit of that system would be functional limitations it places on wealth accumulation that can occur via property
At least I can sue a racist landlord. Good luck fighting discrimination against a corporation with an army of lawyers. And how exactly would corporations be the better choice in an ideal world? Their ONLY function is to make profits