Monday, April 2, 2007
This recent proposal by the Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods for rental registration brings back memories of the days when Nancy Hambleton was on the commission and she and other commissioners and property rental owners met at my home one afternoon. By the way, Mrs. Hambleton, the parking now is no different than then: the same street, the same amount of spaces.
You were aghast that you couldn’t park and had to walk a bit.
Anyhow, the trades industry at that time was slow in business in Lawrence, so the plumbers and electrical workers, looking for jobs, I suspect, had something to do with code enforcement. This time the neighborhood groups, not acting like real neighbors, but political groups have come forward again to revive a well over 30-year-old conversation about landlords.
The fact is, Mayor Amyx, you have ordinances now in place to address the problems. You do not address the problems.
True, the rental property “business” as some call it is probably the biggest private employer in Lawrence.
What would happen if the owners of these properties decided to purchase their appliances at Nebraska Furniture Mart, their paint elsewhere, and hire contractors from out of town? By the way, our hiring of electricians, plumbers, glaziers, painters are all paid more than the living wage of $9.73.
Try 50 bucks an hour or more for some tradespeople.
The next group that puts forth a proposal may be the rental owners to NOT SHOP LAWRENCE.
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Posted by ( ) on April 2, 2007 at 7:18 a.
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Quite a nasty little threat isn t it ! Make me provide a safe residence and retaliate by using out of town services on my slum.
The landlords , slimelords , will not want this put in for the obvious reasons , they will have to reinvest in thier cash cows.
Posted by ( ) on April 2, 2007 at 7:30 a.m.
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Slum lords buy junk level appliances from big name chain stores who take dollars out of state with very few exceptions. Hopefully they would buy from a local company such as Stoneback s Appliance a company who takes care of it s customers.
So do many of the same type of builders who build new slums that screw over innocent new buyers.
It is my guess buyers of new homes have a 50-50 chance of being ripped off. Not good for the market in general.
If rental property owners who present problems for neighbors and tenants would be more about integrity this registration process would not be a topic of conversation.
Neighbors tire of a once single family dwelling becoming an 8 car parking lot sometimes accompanied by a lot of racket. Quiet and good property value is their desire.
There are some damn good landlords who unfortunately become victims of dispicable property managers and slum lords.
Posted by ( ) on April 2, 2007 at 7:53 a.m. ( )
Rental owners are entrepenuers; the entrepenuerial spirit is not welcome not liked by Socialists.
Posted by ( ) on April 2, 2007 at 8:06 a.m. ( )
Let me guess, someone will try and come up with an ordinance that states the landlords can only buy appliances and all other material from within the city of lawrence!
What a joke!
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