On Jul 2, 11:14*am, wrote:
On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:37:55 -0400, HK wrote:
In case some of you enlightened folk haven't noticed, there's very
little maintenance being done these days on state and municipally owned
properties, and not much on federal properties, either. Bridges,
highways, tunnels, airports, major roadways, power plants, sewage
treatment plants, all have been "shorted" on maintenance the last seven+
years.

If the home owner is getting free or heavily subsidized housing why
can't they do the maintenance themselves? The government does not help
me maintain my house.
When you look at the "deterioration" in these homes you see neglect
and *vandalism, not wear and tear. When you give something away for
free in this country the recipient treats it like it was free, having
no value at all. They just assume when they destroy it, someone will
give them another one.

Here in CT it's a combination of irresponsible social programs and
laws that protect those who have no problem stealing from others.
Landlords can't choose who they rent to and the state welfare dept
will actively seek out open apartments for welfare reciepients. CT
does not give vouchers however, they pay the reciepient who is then to
pay the rent. This is "so they won't feel insulted". But in many cases
these folks don't pay any rent for 6 months until the landlord can
evict them. Many times again, during that eviction, the property is
trashed. Now the landlord spends thousands and the welfare dept does
it to him again, and again... Eventually, all of the tenants put their
suitcases on the sidewalk and the place misteriously burns to the
ground. Welfare comes in and puts them in someone elses house... And
the cycle starts again. The landlord, with no income for over a year
at this point, can't afford to maintain anything.. I am not saying all
welfare recipients are like this, but the percentage makes it nearly
impossible for responsible landlords to maintan anything in or near
urban areas...