I don’t understand. If you’re home more, you’re already likely to pay more in utilities. But now landlords want to charge more for “wear”? Sounds like greed to me.
This is because of additional power & water costs? The landlord should install individual meters on the units. Or at least sub-meter, so they can be paid accurately by the residents. Offering unlimited utilities is a stupid mistake by a landlord.
I don’t understand. If you’re home more, you’re already likely to pay more in utilities. But now landlords want to charge more for “wear”? Sounds like greed to me.
Nothing more to understand, your reading sounds exactly right to me. Rent-seekers wanting ever more income, color me surprised.
This is because of additional power & water costs? The landlord should install individual meters on the units. Or at least sub-meter, so they can be paid accurately by the residents. Offering unlimited utilities is a stupid mistake by a landlord.
But if they do that they can't pocket the difference between what they charge and what the utilities actually cost
Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49027039 (34 comments)
Makes sense. Retired people already pay a surcharge because they're home all day so why not work from home people too?