architecture, to architecture French
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DeltaWye, to Pittsburgh
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There was another and it’s like everyone’s apartment just has an Ethernet cable that runs to some sort of router/switch that somehow provides everyone Ethernet. No idea how that works or if that’s how big apartments do it now, or how safe/secure it is.

Anything like that would be run through a NAT router where the uplink side is considered “Wild West” or whatnot.

It’s getting so hard for me to keep up with this stuff.

DeltaWye,
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I guess it depends on if all the apartments individually are on VLANs.

Adding in a router would add double-NAT but assuming no DMZ or port forwarding, it should isolate it decently. (I would probably only do banking stuff over cellular connection.)

I think a four-unit mom and pop has a much bigger risk of not using VLANs and instead SOHO crap than a couple hundred unit complex.

ProPublica, to news
@ProPublica@newsie.social avatar

Massachusetts’ Highly-Touted Push to “Significantly Reduce” Affordable Vacancies Barely Made a Dent

After a WBUR and ProPublica investigation found that 2,300 state-funded were sitting empty, the state promised action within 90 days.

But it failed to fix key problems, leaving many families still waiting for a home.

https://www.propublica.org/article/massachusetts-affordable-housing-vacancies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

UP8, to Law
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AnimatedShortOfTheDay, to Canada
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ProPublica, to landlords
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We Found That Could Be Using Algorithms to Fix Prices. Now Lawmakers Want to Make the Practice Illegal.

After a ProPublica investigation, U.S. senators introduced a bill to curb “price fixing” linked to rent-setting software.

“Setting prices with an algorithm is no different from doing it over cigars and whiskey in a private club,” said one sponsor.

https://www.propublica.org/article/senators-introduce-legislation-stop-landlords-algorithm-price-fixing?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

SussexGeoff_UK, to architecture
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SussexGeoff_UK, to photography
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seanbala, to chicago
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Last walk of 2023. The scene was so quiet you could almost hear the trees breathing. In North Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Photo taken on 31 December 2023.

For more photos from Chicago in 2023, please check out this collection: https://pixelfed.social/c/61482931388748870

falcon, to random
@falcon@mastodon.falconk.rocks avatar

Eventually, the reality of all those empty office spaces is going to have to catch up with commercial REITs. Funding partners can either accept a reduction in rent and portfolio size, or let the market bleed them dry while they hold out for the past come back.

25 PSF per year doesn't make any sense for class C buildings in the CBD or light industrial in SoDo, when they sat vacant since 2020.

kkarhan,
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@falcon Yeah, and I think that it needs more cities to take on the importance of #developing their area seriously.

What I wished for is like #Hamburg's "Living Space Protection Act" ( #HmbWoSchG ) to be copied around the globe and applied not just to #condos and #apartments but also #commercial #RealEstate to combat mass #vacancy...

Even if that means renting out space at-cost [and I mean at real cost, not to ROI some rich corporations!] for #SmallRetail and non-commercial users...

nando161, to AirBNB
@nando161@kolektiva.social avatar

"So let’s talk about .

I’ve been getting email from them and my apartment complex. Flex is a new options where they take your and divide it over two to four payments. But of course flex has it own .

So essentially Flex pays your rent with a fee and you pay flex back. Sounds good right.

But I did some digging because they are pushing this so hard.

Come to find out, Flex is horrible. It doesn’t tell you how much the fee is until you sign up. Once you sign up it’s damm near impossible to get out of it.

So let’s say you need to split September rent, but in October you are fine. You still have to go thru flex and pay the fee.

Then I found this article. Not only could the lady not get out of flex, she ended up owing them about 1k in fees.

That also states that Flex as a has 1 out of 5 stars on BBB. Their customer service is damm never nonexistent.

But I think we are missing a bigger issue. are pushing flex because they know people can not afford the rent. And because people can’t afford the rent there are more and loss of payment. So instead of lowering the rent they push flex. They want it to seem like they are helping when they are not.

Most people get evicted and the apartment never get their money. 7 years later it falls off your credit report.

So to keep people in these buildings and to keep a steady income they offer some shit like flex.

It’s and will most likely leave a in worst standing than before.

Please don’t use it."

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/2-investigates/online-app-used-help-people-pay-rent-fails-causing-bigger-issues-cobb-county-woman/WSKA2VRGVJFXHPIK4TZFOABK3I/?outputType=amp

https://www.tumblr.com/hater-of-terfs/735760988574547968

ProPublica, to landlords
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Backs Tenants in Case Alleging Price-Fixing by Big and a Tech Company

A 2022 ProPublica investigation about RealPage’s rent-setting software led to federal lawsuits asserting inflated prices.

https://www.propublica.org/article/doj-backs-tenants-price-fixing-case-big-landlords-real-estate-tech?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

paka, to random
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Russian strike destroys 5-story apartment building in Avdiivka, 1 resident possibly under rubble

A Russian air strike hit a five-story apartment building in the embattled city of , partially collapsing it and possibly burying a 59-year-old man under the rubble on Oct. 13, 2023

https://kyivindependent.com/russian-shelling-destroys-5-story-apartment-in-avdiivka-1-possibly-dead/

Rasta, to NovaScotia
@Rasta@mstdn.ca avatar

Back when rental prices looked like this, I don't remember Tent Cities.

What changed?

ProPublica, to Massachusetts
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to Launch 90-Day Push to Fill Vacant State-Funded

The initiative follows a WBUR-ProPublica that found nearly 2,300 unoccupied units, despite an enormous waitlist.

https://www.propublica.org/article/massachusetts-push-fill-vacant-state-funded-apartments?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

ProPublica, to Massachusetts
@ProPublica@newsie.social avatar

Has a Huge Waitlist for State-Funded .

So Why Are 2,300 Units Vacant?

are stuck in shelters or sleeping in their cars while a flawed state selection process and meager funding for renovations leave empty for years.

https://www.propublica.org/article/massachusetts-public-housing-units-vacant-despite-waitlists?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

architecture, to InteriorDesign French
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constantorbit, to boston
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Intrigued by the possibility of moving to #roslindale, if I can find something (I have a little time before I need to move).

Drove around it a little today, really liked the vibe (yes I know I should have gotten out and walked, but I didn't have a whole lot of time today. Will get to that.)

But there's like NO #traderJoes convenient, it seems. 😢 Is that a #Boston thing?

#rozzie #apartments #apartmentHunting #lifeChanges

gpollara, to manchester
universalhub, to boston
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BrownKnowser, to photography
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IAmDannyBoling, to Futurology
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Well this is pretty despicable.

Water has been disconnected for in a metro Atlanta apartment complex, due to lack of from the — even though tenants are billed and for their water use every month.

And naturally the property owner is blaming his tenants for their predicament. :eyeroll: 😠

https://www.wsbradio.com/news/local/water-disconnected-atlanta-area-apartments-after-complex-owes-nearly-100k-bill/FGRA5YH6JJALNN3VT3LCKELXHQ/
disconnected at area after complex owes nearly $100K on

ap236, to onpoli
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Tenants worried about Hamilton apartment getting sold form co-op to buy building https://bit.ly/43fxezc @ontariogreens @onpoli

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