Prices on just about everything in the United States have gone up — way up. Here are some figures from an article in Bloomberg titled, "Just How Bad Is the…
my landlord’s labor? hasn’t done shit in three years except slap on some paneling, lay down cheap carpet, and triple the rent on a couple ‘newly remodeled’ units. property taxes are down due to lower valuation on the property. utility bills (common areas, which are unheated) are stable, probably lower because of a perpetual vacancy and a couple tenants now being part-timers (less hot water use, lower gas bill for the building’s hot water heater).
my landlord’s labor? hasn’t done shit in three years except slap on some paneling, lay down cheap carpet, and triple the rent on a couple ‘newly remodeled’ units. property taxes are down due to lower valuation on the property. utility bills (common areas, which are unheated) are stable, probably lower because of a perpetual vacancy and a couple tenants now being part-timers (less hot water use, lower gas bill for the building’s hot water heater).