A nightmare facing a couple who purchased a home for cash perfectly illustrates why having the government over-involved in the rental market is a disaster even for people who never meant to lease their property but are plagued by a squatter.
On January 31, 2020, the Alberts scraped together $560,000 in cash and gained title to the property.
While the former owner isn't technically a tenant - because there is no lease and no landlord-tenant relationship, and he owes no rent - it's notoriously difficult to oust even squatters from properties in California.
Just last week, American Thinker published Anony Mee's essay about Ilhan Omar's draft bill, H.R. 1847, which is meant to throw landlords to the wolves, at which point the government will essentially take over rental property in America.
As the Alberts' nightmare shows, once you have leftists in charge, anyone who is occupying a property, whether renting or squatting, is treated as a tenant.
Two things happen when the government takes control of rental properties through overwhelmingly pro-tenant laws.
This is because there's heavy competition for the few available properties, so there's no incentive for landlords to improve the property and because landlords are subject to rent control and may find it almost impossible to evict people for non-payment, they don't have funds for property improvements.
It's becoming increasingly difficult to discern fact from fiction, and unfortunately the media has a strong bias. They spin stories to make conservatives look bad and will go to great lengths to avoid reporting on the good that comes from conservative policies. There are a few shining lights in the media landscape-brave conservative outlets that report the truth and offer a different perspective. We must support conservative outlets like this one and ensure that our voices are heard.
Monday, March 22, 2021
California homebuyers discover that the government is their enemy
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