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Of course there | * Of course there may be some buildings with richer tenants who '''want''' these renovations. But most of us just want an affordable place to live. That's why the tenants should help decide what work needs to be done. | ||
* Maybe '''not all''' landlords behave in the ways described on this page. But enough of them do, that it needs to be talked about. | |||
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===Neglected work=== | ===Neglected work=== | ||
* Fixing things that '''are''' broken. | * Fixing things that '''are''' broken. | ||
==''Solution:'' '''Democratize''' the decision-making process== | ==''Solution:'' '''Democratize''' the decision-making process== | ||
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===How it could be implemented=== | ===How it could be implemented=== | ||
* Policy: | * Policy: | ||
** Large landlords should be forced to reveal their budgets to the public, for tenants to see. | ** Large landlords should be '''forced to reveal their budgets''' to the public, for tenants to see. | ||
*** <small>Tenants should be able to see, ahead of time, what work the landlord is planning to do.</small> | *** <small>Tenants should be able to see, ahead of time, what work the landlord is planning to do.</small> | ||
** Tenants deserve the legal right to hold a meeting in some common part of the building, without the landlord saying "you're not allowed to be here". | ** Tenants deserve the legal right to hold a meeting in some common part of the building, without the landlord saying "you're not allowed to be here". | ||