re: San Francisco Man In Shock After Landlady Raises His Rent From $1800 To $8000

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Then again he may have been month-to-month, and (usually) under these you can raise the rent after giving adequate notice.

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Then he's still an idiot for signing a month-to-month lease

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And there is some fun and money to be had in Cali that only it can offer.

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You mean gangs shooting each other, legalized drugs and sodomites kissing in public? I'm trying to raise a family here, we don't have time for your "California Fun".

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Gotta be kidding me. Saying "that's a steal" doesn't cover it.

I pay a little under $1800 for a one bedroom. He knew he was getting over.

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Hundreds of thousands of people in Cali "get over" like that in Cali, its called rent control! I had a buddy that lives right next to the beach in the nicest area of Santa Monica and the last I heard, a few years ago, he was only paying $650 a month for a huge 2bd 2bth apartment that would easily be $4000-$5000 if not for rent control. He has been in the unit since the early 90s and is never moving.

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for a place you've never even been to.

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So I guess you didn't read my previous post where I clearly stated

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And you can feel the pretentiousness flowing out of the screen on Google Street view there.

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How about reading the whole post before jumping to conclusions?

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Hundreds of thousands of people in Cali "get over" like that in Cali, its called rent control! I had a buddy that lives right next to the beach in the nicest area of Santa Monica and the last I heard, a few years ago, he was only paying $650 a month for a huge 2bd 2bth apartment that would easily be $4000-$5000 if not for rent control. He has been in the unit since the early 90s and is never moving.

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immoral state that is Cali. sounds like people taking advantage of others.

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You mean gangs shooting each other, legalized drugs and sodomites kissing in public? I'm trying to raise a family here, we don't have time for your "California Fun".

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Someone has watched too much "Straight Outta Compton."

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You have not spent a single second in California, have you?

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It's ok, he's googled some images of the area. He's basically a local.

MEMO to Union Video Engineer Neil Hutchinson:

Your pension plan is based on supply & demand, I wonder if you'll be willing to take a lower return because it's "fair" to other people when it comes time for you to begin to draw it?

a 3 bedroom apartment in fricking Southgate towers in baton rouge is 2800-3200 dollars a month. For all that you get a nice view of a walkons