I'm just gonna say that where I live, it's a criminal offense to pour oil down the drain.
You're not just affecting your landlord. You're affecting your entire neighbourhood.
Add enough lye and it's non longer oil. Pouring soap down the drain isn't illegal, is it?
I didn't say pouring soap down is illegal, did I?
Got 'em.
Depends if it's an OSSF system or municipal wastewater.
If it's septic, it just fucks the landlord.
The oil doesn't necessarily just make a problem for your landlord. Fat/oil can clog sewers way down the line, causing problems for entire neighborhoods over time and requiring costly maintenance, which increases the costs of sewer service for everyone
And even if it creates a problem for your landlord only, it is you, who is going to pay for it, anyway. They will not just eat the loss - why would they? - they will increase the rent even more, than they would otherwise, to cover the costs.
The whole idea of willingly causing damage somewhere and somehow not being held accountable for it because it's not your property is wild.
If you have your landlord send a plumber to declog a drain clogged by a bunch of grease or wet wipes or some other garbage that shouldn't go down the drain there's no way you won't get the bill for that where I live.
There's renters protection but not against your own acts of misuse.
It also means that if the home is ever put back onto the market and purchased by a family instead of a landlord, that person will end up dealing with the issue years down the line. It's just overall kind of an edgy, poorly thought out idea.
"I'm not paying for that. I didn't put any wipes or grease down the drain. The last tenant must have done that. If you thing you can prove it was me, you can take me to court."
They can't charge you money unless you agree to it. Drains are always the responsibility of the owner. Ask the city of you don't believe me.
it is you, who is going to pay for it, anyway.
Common misconception. If they could raise prices more over time, they already would. Costs are irrelevant.
So it will affect multiple landlords? 😈
/s
that's what my tax dollars pay for, damnit!
I can't speak for every municipality, but where I live sewer service is definitely a portion of our water bill and is (at least mostly) not tax-funded
That effects everyone downstream. If you must dispose of grease without a grease trap but you don't want to deal with like a trash bag situation: pour it into a disposable container and throw it in the trash.
If it's something like bacon grease you can just wait for it to congeal and then scooped it into trash and wipe with a paper towel.
Or just pour it in an old can while warm then toss the can when it cools.
I got an email like two weeks ago that there had been an increase on car break-ins recently
Then when it came time to re-sign they decided to increase rent
Nothing from stopping everyone from coming together to leave the property in mass if they increase rent.
except having to find a new place to move all your stuff to.
I'm definitely biased, I keep only about what I can move in my truck. Also around here it's almost trivial to furnish a two bedroom place with used and free stuff for like $300 to $500.
Moving is incredibly expensive and unrealistic for most people in the US unfortunately.
It costs a lot more to move into a cheaper place than it does to absorb the increase.
I just moved. it was hella expensive.
security deposit + first + last month: ~5k
movers: ~850 (and don't tell me movers are optional - my wife is disabled and I have a lot of chronic pain).
uhaul rental + moving supplies: ~300
so total that's over 6 thousand dollars. that's the same amount as if they increased the old rent by 500$ and we lived there another year.
There's no plausible deniability with oil down the drain. The landlord would just bill you for the damage.
More benefits of renting
Pissing in the sink! Classic move
It's better to piss in the sink than to sink in the piss
Stop treating your home like an investment. Can only end badly
If only this were true we probably wouldn't have a housing supply crisis.
I mean... people treat badly everything that is theirs only for a time. Renters and their flats, leasers and their cars, politicians and their countries, borrowers and the tools, leaseholders and the fields...
If the furnace goes out its the landlord who pays - Renting
If the furnace goes out you are out $1000s - Home Owner
Only one I can think of is the cost of fixing shit.
Counterpoint: the landlord is paying with your rent money. You’re still out just as much, just spread out monthly with a profit margin on top.
Plus, that is assuming your landlord follows through in a timely manner. Plenty of examples of landlords being assholes and procrastinating or outright refusing to repair essential things. Even if you (are able to) take them to court, that takes additional time.
Plenty of examples of landlords being assholes and procrastinating or outright refusing to repair essential things
happened to me a couple years ago. The solution was a friendly-worded letter, notifying them that we will not pay any rent until the thing is fixed, and informing them about related court decisions. (this was in germany, your laws may differ)
Or that they even reasonably fix it.
A homeowner can choose to get whatever works best for them. If they have their own preferences, or even want to spend a bit extra to get a "buy it for life" product, they can do whatever they want.
A landlord will do whatever is considered "good enough" for the lowest cost. The landlord will always opt for the cheapest solution for any given problem because they're not the one that needs to live with it.
You’re still out just as much
And then some. The landlord's profit.
Windows, radiators and water heater are 30+ years old and heat has to be on full blast 24/7 to keep the place above 20C in the winter, and multiple window AC units are required to keep the place below 30C in the summer. Landlord pays nothing to update, and renter keeps paying huge energy bills, and being uncomfortable the whole time. - renting
Homeowner spends a few grand to buy efficient furnace, central AC, and windows and saves money on energy bills every month and upgelrades pay for themselves while staying nice and comfy. - home owner
Amen. I’m the renter in the shitbox that’s always too fucking hot or too fucking cold.
What an awful take. Capitalism has really done a number on folks.
I did this ONE time. It smelled so bad. I’m lucky it didn’t clog the drain.
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