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In reply to the discussion: Why not outlaw landlordism? [View all]WillowTree
(5,325 posts).......wants to move, the owner of the rest of the house doesn't want to buy the room back? Or now can't afford to buy it back?
What if the person who "sold" the room (and, one would expect, kitchen and bathroom privileges) gets transferred to a different city? Now s/he can't sell the whole house and would have to find someone willing to buy part of a house that they are willing to share with someone they don't know, didn't choose or approve, and could be a nightmare to live with. I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm not going to commit to such a purchase and move in with my pets and Mother's silver and Grandma's jewelry, let alone get undressed or sleep with both eyes closed, with a total stranger living there with the run of the house whether I'm home or not.
Are you saying you'd really be willing to live and invest in such a living arrangement?