Veronika's Journey into Homelessness

[@TracyAllenPreplanner]

I always love these Veronika cartoons but this one was heartbreaking. I had to sit down and watch. I pray to never be in that same situation but it’s so many people that may find themselves going through this very soon😢🙏🏽💞

[@Deinesness]

So true. It’s a way to make the masses subject to another’s other rule. So much of what is going on- the truly designed and wicked intents- in the world have been covered up and disguised. The motives and results still haven’t been recognized by many… praying for America bu it’s also the world all around. We need strength and Jesus. Haha who would have guessed this from a Veronika short?!?

[@hippychick_peace]

I feel the same. I'm glad you said that . . . I feel like Veronika is a real person and I am so invested in her character. This was painful and sad to watch.

[@TracyAllenPreplanner]

@ 🙏🏽💞

[@suzanneu2]

It’s SAD!

[@kimdecker8901]

Agreed. It's depressing. The upside (can I call it that?) is that, at least for me, it increases my empathy for folks in this situation. I don't know if that gives me any power to change it, but at least it helps connect me to those going through it. It humanizes us all.

[@anye76]

This scenario is playing out all over the country for so many people. Heartbreaking.

[@Blue-lh1ok]

Worldwide the same

[@mulierbellator5316]

@@Blue-lh1ok Do they not want people to be able to live? Sadly, some of us are on EXISTENCE MODE!

[@cyn4476]

This was similar to what my child went through. The apartment was old and in extreme need of repair when he moved in, but he needed a place and signed the lease. Before the lease was up, he got a notice that he had to move because they were going to renovate the unit. They offered another unit for twice the amount, but said there would be several new "fees" on top of that. He decided to move elsewhere, moving out before the lease was over, but still paying for the empty apartment to avoid having to pay 3 months for every month left on the lease. They stacked up "cleaning and repairs" penalties against the security and cleaning deposit. We left that place more than spotless and a door they claimed was broken did not have a mark on it when I took pictures before he turned in the keys. Even with those pictures, the manager laughed and said, "so sue us." These corporations that are buying up all of the apartments and jacking up the prices should be illegal. Their greed is the only reason for the housing shortages right now. It's insane.

[@rojoeditor]

You should sue. I was told that these are easy to win.

[@theresaandrade5708]

They cry communism if you say anything about exploitation but it's bull, rich get richer. It's slavery!

[@familylively]

Small claims court is your answer

[@m0L3ify]

That's been happening a lot where I live. Speculators come in from out of state, buy up old properties, evict everyone, renovate them to be "luxury" apartments, and rent them out for 2-3 times what they used to be, pricing out anyone who ever used to live there. It has caused a serious homelessness problem.

[@barbaraayarza5352]

We need to go on strike... Rent strike, wage strike, government strike.... REVOLUTION!

[@MadisonBriggsArtchick]

OMG this hits home. The arrogance and disassociation of the apartment managers is EXACTLY like my own apartment managers.

[@fdoctor79]

Penalized for making too much and for being a faithful tenant?! America needs to get its act together. SMH

[@onemercilessming1342]

You have assessed the situation correctly.

[@IRONSHOVEL71]

@@fdoctor79 America's founding fathers fought being ruled by the King of England, so that their children could be ruled by greedy corporations.

[@NatashaNavigating]

And penalized for being single 😏

[@onemercilessming1342]

@NatashaNavigating Yep.

[@pawshands9706]

It won't. Greed and indifference rules.

[@thesheassheis]

I don't understand the American system. Considering all the bills that the people there have to take care of, what if you make a 6 figures salary and your bills take up more than half of that to the point of having no savings and you can't even get an affordable rent because you make 'too much' inspite of the expenses. That is no dream, it's clearly a nightmare for the average American

[@IRONSHOVEL71]

No, no... You understand it perfectly.

[@LFTDoffroad]

Yes, it is a real pain in the ass.

[@ubergeek1968]

that is NOT the "American system", she obviously lives in NYC, Boston, or SF. MOST of the rest of the country has much more reasonable wages and rents. My wife and I have a combined income of about $82k and are paying considerably less than $1900 for our mortgage

[@MHWM2014]

@@ubergeek1968she’s in none of those places

[@theresaandrade5708]

​@@ubergeek1968, If you live in any city, it's pretty bad anyway. You can find cheaper but what about neighborhood quality?!?

[@erinnickas5930]

The latest statistics show homelessness increased by 18% and affordable housing has been decreasing. This shows the reasons perfectly

[@barbaraayarza5352]

This video gives me so much anxiety... Too REAL. This LITERALLY happened to me 2 years ago... I still haven't recovered. 😢

[@calboy2]

Wishing you blessings

[@stephaniehowell1109]

Same. Glad you got a place...I still haven't. Been homeless a year now. Got a job at a casino, clearing $1500. A month. Average rents here? $1,000. $500 for power, food, phone...I don't own a car, guess that's good. No car note. Have decided to quit looking for an apartment. Gonna save & get a van, live in that. Like many Americans are these days. Hint: keep bail money handy, for when cops arrest you for being homeless. 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@shannonmcdougall579]

We took in our daughter and grandkids when her landlord doubledcher rent. There is NO affordable housing in our area. We own a small 2 bedroom 1 bath house. Now with 6 of here. She works full time in Healthcare. Yet housing is out of reach. Makes too much for assistance. Makes too little to afford rent.

[@rosesmith6208]

when I was a kid were were 7 people in a house with 3 rooms (small rooms) and one bathroom, so i understand small spaces lots of people. when you have more than two people there shoudl be two bathrooms I learned through experience one bathrooms just dont work.

[@Itsalwaysbeenaboutme1844]

Crazy! In the last 5 years I had to relocate 4 times because of poor management of the rental units and high rental prices. 2 units had mold and 2 had a pest infestation. 1st unit a neighbor moved in across from me. We were the only units on the floor. I had Roaches walking through my front door. So I moved out. 2nd Unit the building was separating and when it rained outside, it came into our units. Landlord tried to downplay it until we took it to the City. They let us out of our lease, but didn't fix the problem. The next unit I only lived in for 2 weeks after discovering an insect infestation that they tried to cover up. They let me out of my least after I showed proof. I had to stay in a hotel for few weeks while I paid for storage. Then I moved to a newer unit that increased my rent by $300. Overall, I went from $1,000 per month to now paying $1,650 per month. The 3rd unit only lasted a year because my Neighbors apartment would flood and leak over to my unit. He had Alzheimer's and the landlord would avoid fixing his maintenance request to avoid him.. I had to move out after finding mushroom growing out of my wall. They tried to deny the mold, but 1 worker told me off record that they indeed found mold. So I had to advocate hard to relocate. My current landlord had the nerve to say I was lucky because they had to relocate me to a new unit days before my current lease was set to expire. So, my monthly rent remained at $1,645 instead of the $100 increase. Mind you I had to hire workers to throw away 80% of my items due to the mold problem (Renter insurance Sucks). Also, I worked 3 jobs and take care of my disabled sister while all this was going on. Now, I work a 4th job just to maintain my bills. I am Veronica on and off the job 😢😢

[@onemercilessming1342]

I have been homeless with two small children. It's not a joke.

[@GingerBreadMan144]

I'm so sorry 😢

[@onemercilessming1342]

@GingerBreadMan144 Please don't be. I learned much...so much -- about myself, people in general, true friendship, the limitations of religion, how willing people were to actually help if they could, how well myparents and extended family had prepared me to live this capricious life, the cruelty of narcissistic men when you are of no more use to them, and the justice of our judicial system. (The law is never "fair". It is just. Learn the difference.) My children didn't know we were homeless until 30 years later. They thought we were on extended visits to various friends. To them, it was an adventure. To me, it was survival. Statistically, I was told, it takes men a year to recover financially from a divorce. It takes women about ten years, especially if they have little education or marketable skills. I had a solid education, a profession. It took me twelve years. This was not a path I would have chosen. I railed at God for the daily struggle to stay afloat. But, at the end of it (and there was an end to it), I was able to pray "I see the wisdom of it." You see, my children are testament to beating the statistic that chikdren of divorce don't do well. Both are US Navy veterans; both have families of their own. One is earning a doctorate. The other is happy in a simpler life. Life --snd God! -- is good.

[@CarolLeslie-x5n]

Aww my goodness bless you that must have horrendous.

[@onemercilessming1342]

@CarolLeslie-x5n No. It was an exercise in survival after divorce.

[@CarolLeslie-x5n]

@@onemercilessming1342 well that’s me told, I had felt sorry for you but thank you I don’t now.

[@joygee6982]

This is the first time I have seen Vee desperate and it's heartbreaking 💔 😢

[@burnyizland]

This was me the summer of 2023 - physically disabled and with an 8 year old. I made too much for one route, too little for the other, and there was not one person in the system who gave two shits that we were going to be homeless. I got us a spot on the local news and from that we received ONE offer. We are now underhoused instead of unhoused, having gone from a 2-bedroom garden suite in a gated community to a 1 bedroom walkup in the inner city overnight - and at almost twice the price. I never in a million years thought I'd be grateful to be living with bugs and violence.

[@TracyAllenPreplanner]

@@burnyizland 😔🙏🏽💞

[@Tim85-y2q]

It's often not so much that they don't care as it is there's nothing they can do.

[@Pippi-Longstocking]

My sister and I were very fortunate to inherit my dad’s house. She wanted to sell it. I convinced her to keep it. We rent it and we got good tenants. Since 2019 we raised the rent one time. I rented for 40 years and I’ve been there. People say you need to keep it at market value. Why? The rent pays the mortgage with a little extra to save for emergencies. When they move out we will change the rent to “market value”.

[@hyat6327]

You are an EXCELLENT person!

[@joycef8443]

You will keep good tenants by keeping the rent fair.

[@Democratsrock]

The good vibes you have put out there, are coming back to you in leaps and bounds! Happy 2025!

[@LoLoLifeinFlorida]

This is my life right now actually!

[@voaworker]

🙏🏽

[@Jo-yp8wy]

​@@voaworker "thought and prayers" ??? Gee, thanks.

[@robynaboverubiesorpearls]

Oh no! Praying that you find a good place. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@IRONSHOVEL71]

@@LoLoLifeinFlorida don't worry... In 2025, there will be many more people that are going to come to understand our situation for themselves. SMH. 😔

[@KhocolatdReamgirl1]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@KentaeVanLondon]

Having worked in Affordable Housing Management and Litigation some 20+ years, this one hits exceptionally close to home. Call me crazy, but from my perspective, housing isn't an option..... it's a basic necessity.

[@cynhanrahan4012]

I've been on the waiting list for 4 years now and local "affordable" housing keeps moving the goal post. They consider the garage storage room I live in with no heat or plumbing adequate. What state are you in?

[@lisaa7011]

Revolution, it’s not just for the French…

[@markbajek2541]

Qui, Qui

[@socalgal714]

Yet... The majority of people vote against themselves, and elect officials that support corporate greed.

[@longWriter]

Well, the corporate greed is financing nigh every politician out there. _Everyone_ likes to think, "Well, they don't finance mine!" That attitude is an enabling factor.

[@k_zildjian4460]

We get the government we deserve. I'm not so sure that I "deserve" this, so I might not be staying.

[@socalgal714]

@@k_zildjian4460 I know quite a few who have already left. I'm going to stay to oppose, defend, and deny.

[@NoellBooth]

Enter Trump 😳

[@annacarter6559]

What in the world do rents have to do with voting. Politicians work for the multies that pay the lobbies. Nothing to do with liveability

[@NighDarke]

Getting a roommate to split the cost of a 2br is about the only option for a lot of people now.

[@TracyAllenPreplanner]

@@NighDarke and that’s so scary because you don’t know who might be moving in with you. I remember hearing about a story either last year or the beginning of this year where this woman killed her roommate😳🤷🏽‍♀️😔😑

[@rosesmith6208]

@@TracyAllenPreplanner hopefully ou know enough people well enough to move int together I have a ton of people I have know for over 30 years and I woudl not hestiate to live with them and share the bills if necessary

[@rosesmith6208]

this was for the above comment for some reason youtube is bumping my comments down a comment.

[@smrigby-rodriguez8618]

This is real. Its why "rent control" is a necessity!

[@labulldog5]

“Rent contrrol” discourages new units and keeping units nice. That, plus heavy illegal immigration, is why housing is so short for example in Los Angeles.

[@miriamb3226]

And in Berlin, Germany 😞 ​@@labulldog5

[@BigRed1595044]

@@labulldog5the other laws do. Also, if rent prices are not outrageous, people will have more choice and will not settle for shitty units therefore forcing the prices to either go waaay down or to keep these units neat and inhabitable

[@jimtastic688]

Rental housing availability and cost is the worst in places that have rent control.

[@stephaniehowell1109]

This hits hard. I've been homeless for almost a year. I suspect landlord wanted to double the rent. They gave me 30 days to get out. After being a good tenant for 10 years. Rents here average $1,000. a month. A good job here pays $1500. a month. Do the math. Rich folks look down their noses at me, and other homeless. With the cost of everything from rent to groceries doubling, or tripling, yet wages are the same as they were 20 years ago....these "rich" folks don't know, next year, they could be homeless. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SweetUniverse]

This is so real. This is not fictional. I was homeless 2 yrs ago- during the winter in northern Minnesota.

[@DetroitGothic]

This happened to me in July, 2023. My dad and stepmom were kind enough to break my inheritance early to buy me a house. If not, I'd be homeless because my landlord doubled everyone's rent after the pandemic.

[@Chittysushi]

People who try to do right and try to be a proper person of society just for that infrastructure to slap them in the face because of greedy corporations and then people are appalled when people turn to crime when they feel all hope is lost. Capitalism that was shifted too far into the business side away from the people. It’s a sad thing that needs to be fixed in the states.

[@beshkodiak]

@@Chittysushi people in the US do not turn to crime out of hopelessness or to put food on the table. They turn to crime because there are incentives to making a living through crime. Scams are easy money, the courts are overloaded so the criminal if caught usually ends up back on the streets with no more than a couple of nights in jail. Robbery, and carjackings are easy, because the police often don’t do anything. Crime is up and the current government goes after the law abiding who protect themselves. Rather than blame the criminal they blame guns. Or racism, or patriarchy.

[@rosesmith6208]

alot of truth in teh statement, this world sets you up to fail, rich people dont like competition or the peasants being rich themselves so they tax everything you do away.

[@soulsister2410]

I live in St. Louis and our rents have gone from an average of $800 a month for a one bedroom apartment to $1500 a month, in the past 2 years. It is a scary situation to be in for many people renting today. My daughter who pays $1100 a month for rent was told her rent will be going up to $1400 a month in March. My niece was paying $1000 a month and her’s was going to be $1200 a month in December. She has moved back home to save for a house. My daughter has decided to move back home for a year to save to buy a townhouse or condo. This is ridiculous what landlords are charging. People use to complain about the cost of owning a house, but I am so happy I bought mine 26 years ago when it was affordable. Being a teacher I would be paying 1/3 of my take home pay in rent today, if I was a renter.

[@jasonfitzpatrick414]

I know it's a caricature of life today. But, empathy has left the building. It's not robots making these decisions, it's people. I am losing faith in humanity.

[@joannamccloud]

These apartments are charging like two people are paying rent and decent rent is outrageous for a single person.Then they want every 😢 dime you make so you can't pay anything else.

[@TracyAllenPreplanner]

@@joannamccloud it’s sick to believe that a person making $65,000 and only has pets can’t qualify to get into a decent place to live but that can be the case out here in California😔

[@rosesmith6208]

if you live in big cities yes, 3000 is expensive but still cheaper than a mortgage if you canmove outside the city prices are cheaper sure you might have to communt or find another job closer that is what you do, you could take the car to a parking lot (theydo this in some cities) and take the bus to avoid the congestion. iused to take a bus to jobs when I lived in akron. it was better than a car since i couldnt afford one.

[@vickystremmel9268]

Why don't some buy used RVs or trailers? Why does it have to be an apartment that is so expensive? Also there is vechicle living ect.

[@Jo-yp8wy]

America is so sick. Yes, I know it's a cartoon.

[@waningmooncancer9628]

Yeah, it's a cartoon, but it's also the truth.

[@melissab7777]

America is a great place to live. Sad to say an entire country is “sick” based on a cartoon.

[@savagecabbage1184]

This may be a cartoon, but it might as well be a reality TV show because it is so real

[@lorie76yt]

@@melissab7777Not really

[@designchik]

@@melissab7777 You obviously are in a privileged position. America is a shit hole for a lot of people.

[@scottgurstein]

That 2nd apartment community where she was looking to rent...the very FIRST thing to know is whether or not that property is a tax credit property. It sure seems like it is, in which case upper income limits are very much a thing. Years ago when I worked in public housing, I took Tax Credit certification courses. Ownership entities of a tax credit properties can get into HUGE trouble with the state's Housing Finance Agency if they rent a tax credit, rent-restricted unit to someone whose monthly adjusted gross income goes over the limit...even by a tiny amount. MILLIONS of dollars in syndicated tax credits, typically taken all up front from the IRS then sold to corporate buyers for 80 cents on the dollar or something like that (to raise construction or rehab capital) can be ruthlessly recaptured by the IRS if the state HFA determines a tax credit property manager broke the rules governing resident income limits, applicable unit fractions, or any other strings attached. Watch out! "Free" government money/tax credits are NEVER truly free, many strings are always attached.

[@kerasrc6230]

Reading this would give the average person a headache. Just wow. Good luck to y'all over there.

[@scottgurstein]

@kerasrc6230 indeed, life can be a complicated place. And nobody likes complicated. I get it. But things are what they are, whether or not we feel like understanding how they work.

[@KentaeVanLondon]

If you think that was a lot to read, try imagining working in that career field.

[@aceofhearts4367]

Poor Veroniks her job never wanna pay overtime either

[@LaurenceQuint]

Depending on the city and state, it's virtually impossible to get a squatter out of a space. Veronika should have stayed put.

[@rosesmith6208]

that will destroy your credit score and make it even harder to find a place later they do manage to get you out so you better save but your record will cause you to have to pay higher rents or not get a rental at all, you will end up homeless stealing services by squatting. that is wrong two wrongs dont make a right no?

[@DrCrystalHarris]

So true. This was life in Chicago. I just retired early and moved. Housing in the USA is absolutely ridiculous. Corporate greed abounds. You have to be willing to live in a dump or rent from an independent property (its own risks) to survive.

[@devonstillsmilin]

The whole real estate market/industry is crazy right now whether you’re buying or renting…. Sad 😔

[@Bazrad68]

Once we get through this rental crisis and the shoe is on the other foot, greedy landlords and unscrupulous land rats are due for a big fat still steaming pile of karma. 😡

[@longWriter]

You talking about a real estate price crash?

[@Bazrad68]

@@longWriterNope, I’m talking about the very high rental prices and the very low percentages of available rental properties. I should point out that I live in Australia so this what we are experiencing here…as well as mortgage stress on households.

[@kerasrc6230]

$65k a year is not enough over there, but it's too much over here... Where can I qualify to live??! Welcome to lower middle class Veronika, where you're too poor to live a decent life and too rich to get help

[@Tim85-y2q]

65k isn't lower middle class. Statistically it puts you pretty much smack in the middle of the middle class.

[@veritatyson6317]

I was homeless for years. September 2024 is the beginning of the third year I've been in an apartment. The rent increases every year. The catch 22 situation is designed to keep people renting or become homeless.

[@bryancook3233]

Bugs, rats, mold, and drug dealers. Had my rent raised twice this year so.... Yep, times are good.

[@lauchlanmcewan1748]

If this is representative of the dystopian nightmare the US seems to be heading. Apply for jobs “across the pond” and Emigrate to the EU Veronica . You’ve got transferrable skills ,bilingual ,efficient ,good interactions, skills , We VALUE our people c.f “Working Time Directive” ….yeah yeah …I know it’s “just” a cartoon

[@strawberrykatnz]

Some countries in the EU also have housing shortage issues, not sure if Spain does, but Germany, and the Netherlands definitely have housing shortages

[@cyn4476]

You still have to pay US taxes.

[@thesilversurfer7136]

By not the same rate.

[@m0L3ify]

I've been living in the same apartment for 17 years and I think the only thing keeping them from cancelling my lease renewals is the hefty cost they'd incur for massive renovations when I move out because I have one of the only apartments left with original 1996 fixtures and appliances. Everything - including the bathroom and kitchen counters and cabinets - would have to be stripped and rebuilt. Floors, blinds, paint, everything. They'd have to fix the quick dry concrete in the floor, too, which is notorious for cracking. They save money by letting me stay. I have heard the weeks and weeks of renovations in the other apartments over the years, and it's extensive.

[@99zepar]

This was me a few months ago. If I hadn't been lucky enough to stumble onto an affordable rental by a landlord who lived in the building, I'm not sure what I would have done.

[@gloriaalleyne7135]

I know this is just a skit but it feels so real. I know someone somewhere is going through this right now, and all I want to say to you is it will get better just hold one. There is light at the end of the tunnel and it is not an on coming train.

[@shawnbreaux1532]

This America for you.

[@_indrid_cold_]

This is pretty much the UK now too. Landlords and councils can do as they wish, it’s all about money and not a shred of humanity.

[@Mlogan11]

This is a tragic reality happening now.

[@leelee7731]

Damn, this makes me think I should rent out my guest bedroom with pets allowed to help someone. But I’ve always got guests. Maybe I should buy a trailer and hook it up for a rental for someone with pets. My veterinarian converted half her basement into an apartment that still comes through the front door. Pet friendly. She had people begging to rent it. When I rented my second bedroom in my San Diego townhouse I always rented way below market but with a massive deposit and background check. It worked reasonably well.

[@tcoco324]

Welcome to Florida!

[@vannarooski8730]

If you think that’s bad here is: Texas. Unique in that landlords do not need to provide notice before raising the rent. However, it is typical in the state to give at least 30 days before increasing the rental rate on month-to-month or yearly leases.

[@catallguy43]

Thank you for that info about Texas! 😞

[@kiyokochanable]

.where's Luigi?.

[@torrienicholas-zq5yk]

where's mario?

[@Khayriherron]

Luigi mangioni the guy who shot the United health care CEO in protest of corporate America

[@Tim85-y2q]

Praising a murderer is not going to make people take your grievances seriously.

[@PCLoadLetter]

Ask work to cut your hours, get a payslip with the revised amount, use it to get the 1 bedroom, then ask work to return you to full-time hours.

[@gardeninginthedesert]

They would do a review and she would get kicked out again as she is now because she's in the wrong income band.

[@amybettencourt3404]

They have to requalify her at least once a year.

[@bobbiejackson732]

Rent goes up every year. Every year and that makeing u pay water bill to. One bed room 1 person water bill $35"dollar no washer r dryer. Laundry room $2.00 to wash $2.00 to dry .Greed

[@Tim85-y2q]

That's a good way to get popped for fraud.

[@ot23234]

$2000/month for low income housing? Get out of the cities, people. "extended stay" hotels are a decent emergency option.

[@Tim85-y2q]

Low income housing is usually defined as 80% or lower of prevailing market rate so in a HCOL area it doesn't necessarily mean cheap.

[@blue-vu1ek]

What do you mean "get out of the cities"? If your job is in a city, moving 200 miles away to a small town isn't a solution. Small towns are notorious for no jobs. Your empathy is as charitable as the equity owners driving up the cost of housing.

[@CondiBeans]

Oh my God. That was hysterical. I have a pain in my side. Doggy DNA 😂😂😂😅😅😅

[@klmbunny1]

This is real

[@anjanautagikar9624]

This video made me cry

[@tammyjohnson7401]

I thought Veronica made like 85,000 a year, yes this should be illegal to treat people like this

[@ridita5221]

I understand why Veronica fight so hard for every penny.

[@angelajones1598]

These money hungry property managers that do not care about anyone but making money. God sees the ugliness! The struggle is very real. Keep exposing the truth and real issues the are ignored. God help us!

[@lynnelliott9038]

Unfortunately this is all too real in the country today. LOW salaries are too low for traditional rentals but too high for low income housing . Insanity. I hope this was to raise awareness and not to make funnies.

[@beshkodiak]

I have always advocated for people to own their home rather than pay rent. I struggled and worked hard to buy my first home. It wasn’t in a great location and tiny, and the commute was tough. But in the end i was paying $215 a month for my house while those in my area were paying $1200 to $1500 for a studio apartment. This was 55 years ago.

[@gardeninginthedesert]

Much harder to buy a house now. In Europe it's much more common to rent, people have more freedom to move around and they can upgrade or downsize easily depending on their family circumstances. It's a good system.

[@beshkodiak]

@ renting is the paradigm in Europe for centuries. The nobility owned all the land and derived their wealth by renting to the peasant and serf. The New World offered the opportunity to own your own land. You can say America was founded on the prospect of classless property ownership. It is ingrained into our culture

[@SnowdropWood]

With respect, that was significantly more realistic 55 years ago than it is today. Most people would rather own than rent, but unless you come from wealth or can keep living with your parents long enough to save up a deposit, getting on the property ladder can prove impossible. People still struggle and work hard, in fact more folk work multiple jobs now than ever before. But for the average worker, their labour doesn't produce the same fruit it would've done 50+ years ago. Wages aren't keeping up with property prices, and haven't done for decades now. There's a reason most families can't survive on a single wage anymore when it used to be the norm. Scrimping and saving and going without is only effective when there's something left over after unavoidable bills. Anything else is blood from a stone.

[@beshkodiak]

@@SnowdropWood oh yes! I quite agree. Much different now. 55 years is some time ago, but remember, it was my 55 years. I lived it and i am still living it. Still paying taxes and utilities and the bills. I did not reach a state of grace of wallowing in cash. It is only my opinion ad you may dismiss it out of hand, but it is not free market or corporations that are effing things up. Its the bureaucrat and the federal state. They create rules and regs and taxes to protect their jobs and siphon money to enrich themselves and feed the monster of which they are a part. Just think: how many congress people start their careers with just a salary but leave the government multi- millionaires? Who wants to tax every mile we drive, who wants a 100% inheritance tax? Get those answers and know who to blame

[@tulasipriya]

If you're low income and your house needs a major repair, then what? Debt?

[@maxalberts2003]

The court will almost ALWAYS side with the tenant in this kind of case.

[@rojoeditor]

Housing is crazy expensive, but I don't understand how someone could make too much to live somewhere.

[@vaderladyl]

because many places have controlled rent that doesn't go up every year and they have limits to the amount you make to apply for the place.

[@KJ-xx6xr]

Veronika about to be remote worker and cruise around in a RV.

[@s.m.4198]

I don’t understand how ppl do this to other human beings‼️ I will never understand it.

[@cynhanrahan4012]

Veronika, sugar, I'm in the same boat, and have been living in a relative's garage. Seriously thinking the only option left is to buy an rv and live in that.

[@calboy2]

This is why I moved out of the US and took a job in South Africa. It’s affordable and they have decent labor protections and the healthcare though private is inexpensive and accessible. Weather is great too. Veronica come join us

[@CJLinOHIO]

These bastards are so cold. How can they do this to Veronica? I'm starting to think this whole capitalism thing sucks.

[@debbieredling-wh7fp]

This is exactly why I had to move 3 times within 4 years with a husband who was disabled and had End Stage Renal Disease. And no we cannot buy a house because every bid we put in was out bid by a flipper, or developer! Then the interest rates went up and since we didn’t have 20% to put down kept us out of the running for any mortgage. Condos and townhomes also have HOA fees which add to the monthly mortgage payments so no buying is not an option either.

[@richellepeace4457]

Demons come in all forms....

[@Dragonrdh]

This is so callous.

[@G.I.JoeKing]

Businesses don't have empathy... One has to love the capitalism way! 🇺🇸

[@felishte]

Oh my... ppl, how do you manage to survive in US?

[@Beth-b2k]

This is all too relevant. Making too much, making too little, in my case being a senior citizen and not qualifying for any help. I was fully employed and homeless just a year ago. I had temporary housing then moved into a friend's house, they offered me their spare room.

[@bobbiejackson732]

Good luck with that

[@robatkins]

Well this is what happens when there aren’t good protections for people. This is the hands off govt approach. Leaving anything to corporate America only makes things worse.

[@joycevaughn5913]

We have huge government control in California. What's the excuse here?

[@robatkins]

@ government in California isn’t telling companies what to pay their workers. There’s minimum wages sure, but the government doesn’t have restrictions on how much landlords can charge tenets. If the govt had control over that, we wouldn’t have sky high prices. Here in Michigan I pay $1,450 /month for a 1400 sq ft home. Rental properties out here are charging $2,000+ for 600 sq ft. The properties are generally all falling apart too, and the govt doesn’t interfere. We could have nice things, and force landlords to provide nice homes, but there’s no govt interference.

[@joycevaughn5913]

@@robatkins Your wrong there. Civil Code Section 1947.12, was supposed to disallow landlords from raising rent more than 10% total or 5% plus the percentage change in the cost of living (whichever is lower - over a 12-month period). This was passed in 2020, but Cali didn't enforce it.

[@robatkins]

@ well I can’t speak to California and who’s enforcing laws there. We don’t have those protections in Michigan and the rent keeps going up in unsafe housing conditions.

[@catiag1558]

I am shocked to see how real estate works in US...as Italian is totally crazy

[@ImJusMe]

Unfortunately, the government sets the income limits. So many people are living at 65% or more of their dti(debt to income)

[@EsmereldaPea]

Ouch. This hits way too close to home.

[@mulierbellator5316]

Happening Right now in the Paradise state of California. Corporate Owned Rental Property Landlords are Heartless and place leasing agents/managers on the front line to carry out their dastardly deeds. Even if a tenant is demonstrated consistent, on time rental payments and have been a good tenant the goal is to remove tenants with lower rent payments out in order to garner tenants that pay rents at the current market rate. Renters [even the best] are nickel and dimed for everything that once was a part of the rental payment. Corporate Apartment Property Ownersenters now REQUIRE tenants to PAY for the following: *Paying the cost of a Credit Check for each rental property application *1 Parking space and/or small storage room *Renter's Insurance *Key for the laundry room *Pet fees *Keys for dog park/exercise room

[@msmltvcktl]

I was bullied out of elderly & disabled housing for having a disability the other tenants 'didn't like'. The property manager was completely on board with the bullying. Eff Peabody Properties

[@Ruffled_raccoon]

YOU CAN MAKE TOO MUCH TO GET A SMALLER APARTMENT?!??!??!! this world T_T

[@danielleweber8914]

Please people, if your city has a rent control ordinance or is proposing one, please support it. Hard working essential workers need your support. Remember the people who worked through covid to keep you safe.

[@Tim85-y2q]

It's not that they "think" they can get more it's that they CAN. Until we address the massive inventory shortage everything else is just window dressing.

[@sleepycalico]

Buy a van and a mattress, Veronika. 😟

[@spudnikrip]

Veronica for Vice president.

[@starrynight755]

Is that legal?

[@faithandhope7133]

Unfortunately, in most states it is.

[@starrynight755]

HORRIBLE! 😢😢😢😢

[@onemercilessming1342]

In CA, my teacher salary precluded qualifying for a mortgage. Then we got a really decent pay raise. I qualified for a mortgage then...and home prices rose so fast that, in one month, had I not locked in a loan, I didn't qualify again. 30 days.

[@TracyAllenPreplanner]

@@onemercilessming1342 I’m so sorry🙏🏽😔

[@brentfarvors192]

Yes. Private property is private property. They can rent to whoever they want, or don't want...

[@dtmc4509]

She does not care

[@121jmack]

Wilco e to the world of Private Equity firms owning apartments and buying up condo, townhomes, and home developments

[@dirdib69]

The bureaucracy of apartment rental can be just a nightmare, especially when demand is up and they have the advantage over individual renters. Of course, most apartment places are chain-owned, so the ones setting policy might not even been in the same state.

[@MichelleJones-p4e]

Wow. This is a very different Veronika. It’s insane to me that there seem to be more and more apartment buildings going up, but yet there is still homelessness. Maybe if we put the people who cause this kind of problem out onto the streets themselves for a month or two, things would change. This is not good.

[@jsldj]

Lawsuit!

[@organiccher64]

I tried to look for an apartment for over a year and I went through the exact same situation..if i ever had to move because my lease wasn't renewed i would be homeless also..sad...sad...sad

[@Thelittlethingsoflife]

This is happening more and more and not just in the US. My mom and I live together now after decades of being on our own because rents have skyrocketed. Even to rent a room in a house is $700 minimum plus utilities and I don’t live in a fancy area in Canada.

[@Soltice-ty2nf]

this is Florida guys!! THIS IS FLORIDA. The sunshine state!!

[@katanyajason3316]

This isn’t legal in France as in many European countries.

[@teamofone1219]

These people need to sue more often we can’t let these corporations get away with it.

[@BROUBoomer]

Veronica definitely lives in Orlando, Florida. She needs to find a room for rent in a shared house. Or a backyard cottage at a house. Most of us here make under $30k, and studio, or one bedroom apartments that are over 50 years old, want $2k or more a month. We make $2k a month. So there's roommates in there, where there's no room for one. It's bad here. Most of us are one paycheck from homelessness. It's too expensive, but if minimum wage goes up a dollar, all of the bills go up by $50 each, so you end up having less money. What are you supposed to do? The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer. 🤷‍♀️

[@multicrafter639]

I wish this wasn't real but it so very much is. 😢

[@LeeB43]

What a life

[@tchilds1077]

So lucky I don’t live in the US.

[@blue-vu1ek]

Me too. The states is nothing but toxic hatefulness on steroids. If the rich don't do their best to k'll you via "healthcare", housing, insurance, or thousands of other cuts by knife, then their pouring billion$ into politics to strip Rights and Freedoms away should scare people into acting against the rich. But too many americans are phenominally stupid. They choose to be harmed by the rich.

[@d.rabbitwhite]

Universal Basic Income.

[@MrJBest78]

I hear this happened to some gal and she ended up burning the entire unit down, she didn’t survive of course and the tenant next door to her also got affected and 22 years of her stuff all went too because of course the fire spread. I think it was a duplex she rented if I’m not mistaken. It can be pretty scary what some people can do when they know they have nothing else to lose.

[@beakey3484]

Bravo!!

[@gianlucafantini1332]

I my country rent contracts are automatically renewed unless the tenant send a letter specifying that they will be leaving. Landlords can not kick you out and you can refuse a price hike. Also, the maximum price hike is controlled by the government.