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DaddyBobMN t1_iu7bz4d wrote

Reply to comment by nolyfe27 in Addison County Community Trust raise rent yearly with ZERO improvements! by nolyfe27

Still, you are getting off easy compared to most renters in Vermont. 30-50% increases have been common, folks are paying $1500 for 1br apartments in buildings with equally lax management.

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Ehlers0719 t1_iu7cswe wrote

This is just the lot rent, they said they own the trailer

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nolyfe27 OP t1_iu7d3cf wrote

Yes. If my water lines burst it's my problem. Furnace dies, my problem. Sewer line clogged, my problem. I own the building which would cost an insane amount to move.

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DaddyBobMN t1_iu7jsns wrote

I get that, still only $20.

Your food receipt is up more than $20.

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cpujockey t1_iu8pcvl wrote

Dude you're not getting the point here. It's not about $20 Read up a little bit more. These fuckers are eviction happy. They haven't done shit. We all have damage done to our cars because of the roads. And they refuse to take down these trees that they said that they would that are likely to fall on our fucking trailers. They also have their offices completely closed off to the public because they're so fucking worried about COVID. So what the fuck are we supposed to do?

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nolyfe27 OP t1_iu8khfg wrote

You are the type of person that complains with your coworker about how if the minimum wage goes up other people will be making as much or more money than you.

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DaddyBobMN t1_iu8ol4k wrote

That's about as far from reality as you can get. I am in favor of high minimum wage for everyone, and universal basic income.

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cpujockey t1_iu9fpm1 wrote

You understand that we're not paying rent in the classical sense where you have a landlord that takes care of your dwelling. We're paying lot rent which we put a trailer on while we own the dwelling we don't own the land.

The point of this community trust is to make sure that we have utilities like water, paved roads, trash removal, and plowing.

We never have our roads plowed in time for us to get to work. So historically I've had to be late for work because my car can't even leave the park because of how bad the roads are not just because of the snow but because of the condition of them.

I've had to replace a rim from damage done by the potholes here in the park.

There's a gal that's getting evicted because she is a victim of domestic violence.

We also have a playground that isn't much need of repairs and is absolutely a rust bucket.

We also have to deal with the fact that we can't take a shit without telling us that we're in the wrong on how we do it. Basically if we make any modifications to our porches they freak out.

There's also this project where they're supposed to be taking down these trees that have been fucked by the ash borer beetles that has not been addressed and was supposed to be taken care of during the summer.

My girlfriend was supposed to move in earlier this year with her kids but it took over 7 months for them to process her rental application. We've decided to look elsewhere.

I understand that You may think that we're getting it easy but a lot of us here are already still paying off our homes, paying these lot rents, and have to be responsible for the maintenance and repair of our dwelling.

The way that ACCT has managed this park has been absolutely atrocious. We can't even meet with them in person because their offices have been shuttered permanently because of COVID. Additionally our park manager has not been reachable for the last 5 months.

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DaddyBobMN t1_iu9nfvc wrote

You need to understand your beef is with them, not other Vermonters who have seen higher spikes in their own housing costs and faced unprecedented housing shortages.

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