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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 8367720" data-attributes="member: 4348">There are several reasons why housing has gone up.ONE that hits an unpopular nerve is the moratorium on evictions in certain places.  I am against kicking people out usually, but there are times when it gets extreme.For example, I have a small two bedroom house I'd LOVE to get rid of.  I can't.  I had renters.  That's not a problem normally, but they haven't paid me any money for rent since March 2020.  Furthermore, they haven't paid utilities.  AS, even if it is signed up in their name, the utilities reflect on my property, I have been paying for THEIR utilities and getting no rent or money from them for over a year and a half.  There was a brief stint I discussed with the Lawyers on evicting them recently, but it's in questionable waters after an extension by the CDC.Love to sell it...but can't.  I think there are actually a LOT Of people in a similar boat as I am.  This has limited housing...a LOT more than usual as well.IT is ONE factor which is also causing a housing squeeze (obviously not the ONLY reason by far, there are also not enough houses, lumber shortage, etc).This is unpopular to talk about though, but with normal rentals and evicting if people don't pay, it opens up areas and inspires landlords to do improvements to property.  I have ZERO incentives to build more units or even sell the one I have with the current situation, plus, I'm spending the money I could have used to build other units or houses on other property on the one I already have since right now it's a money sink (I still have to pay taxes on it, and in addition, as I noted, I'm paying utilities and other items in it's upkeep, such as also having to ensure it's lawn is mowed and kept up since I don't want it turning into a wilderness).It's not nice to evict people, I don't think it should be done in general or normal circumstances.  Even normally I'll give people a 3-6 month grace period, but this situation exceeds a LOT else.AS I said, it's not the ONLY reason for a housing squeeze by far, but it is a contributing factor when many of the places that would be normally freed up are not freed up.</blockquote>

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