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Ladies and gentlemen, the party of small government and local control! Absolutely shameful, but not surprising.
In the category of “Using the most words to convolute a seemingly simple issue”, the award goes to Lindsey Erdody. Lawyers arguing with lawyers in our elected Government creates more and more of this nonsense. Just respect the free market.
Do we know how many members of the Indiana Legislature own rentals and are themselves landlords? Do we know what lobbying actions were taken by the Indiana Apartment Association? As for myself and my tenants, I’ll continue to abide by Indianapolis’ Tenant’s Rights Agreements we signed last year.
A lease or a contract is between two private parties, no government should be allowed to interfere or allowed to take sides on a contract between two private parties, take a look at NY or California with similar legislations and the result, housing shortages and sky rocketing rents and pause on all future development.
There are housing shortages in those states because of demand for housing. There are multiple skyscrapers going up all over Los Angeles and San Diego because people want to live there. Sky rocketing rents happen because of demand. Even Downtown Indianapolis rent has skyrocketed between 2011 and today. As a landlord in Indianapolis, I’m ashamed of the State legislature once again. Indiana already has some of the loosest landlord tenant laws in the country, where tenants are abused. Thank God there’s other good landlords that actually care about people, but there’s an even greater number of slum lords in the City. I wish Indianapolis would start growing like Austin Texas so the metro area would have more Democratic power in the Statehouse.
Get this information out when the Indiana tries to lure more business to our backward state.
If you have to lie to make your point, you probably do not have a very good point.
Argument: “If either of those bills become law, then SEA 148 would prevent local governments from regulating the screening process a landlord uses; security deposits; lease applications; leasing terms and conditions; disclosures on the property, lease or rights and responsibilities of the parties; the rights of the parties to a lease; and any fees charged by the landlord.”
Response: There are already laws that apply to these issues. Simply apply those existing laws. Ergo, local governments can still regulate all of these issues. They still have local enforcement of Indiana statutes and codes.
Argument: “Plus, advocates say, it could create a wave of evictions during some of the coldest temperatures of the year.”
Response: There is (and has been) a national moratorium on evictions. It runs through March 30 (currently). April has never been (rationally) regarded as having “some of the coldest temperatures of the year.”
Lindsey, you might consider no longer interviewing the advocates who are lying to you. At some point, it reflects poorly on your judgment.
I don’t think you know what “regulate” means. Regulate means that, say, the city of Indianapolis could limit security deposits to two months rent.
There’s no such restrictions in state law … ergo, there is nothing for the city to do but enforce laws. And those laws are the same from Gas City to Gary to Jeffersonville, since those communities obviously have so much in common.
It’s amazing the Republican hypocrisy … no local ability to control conditions for renters, but a big push to take away zoning control from the city of Indianapolis and give it to … newly created township zoning boards? Make up your mind, local control is either good or it’s bad. Right now, the only philosophy driving the Republican Party is naked power is worth the hypocrisy.
Well said Patrick. A lot of people are misinformed about how the real world works. The continuing quest for government control is ruining our nation. Overregulation is a valid concern. Just look at the state of California, which has taken it to an extreme. Is that what we really want? Has that been good for that state and its people? And we live under a supposed “conservative” governor … Absolute power does corrupt absolutely. Thank God there are landlords who are willing to risk their capital to provide safe and affordable housing for others. If we did not have this scenario, housing would be more expensive and taxes higher in order to pay for those who cannot afford such a necessity and to also subsidize the inefficiencies of government. I know whereof I speak and the last thing we need is for the government to dictate and over-regulate how the private sector is to operate. Most owners are very good and fair. There are some bad landlords as always, and there are bad tenants always looking to find the loopholes and play the game to their advantage. But most tenants are good and most landlords are good. Why do people think it wise to have the government continually sticking their nose into the business of the individual? This is the crux of the argument.
Joe F – + 1. the current system is working just fine – yes there are plenty of laws in place to protect the tenant AND the the landlord. Hogsett can’t properly run a city so he has to blame his problems on someone else. more government is never the answer.