Tenants Rights Bill Gives Unfair Advantage to Landlords

The Badger Herald: Disputed tenants’ rights bill may not pass due to time constraints:

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He said the bill allows landlords to hold on to property left by tenants for only 30 days before they can get rid of the items. He added that oftentimes, most of the tenants just leave behind “miscellaneous junk,” and that this part of the bill removes this “undue burden” placed on the landlord.

However, Young said he voted against the bill because it seemed to give landlords an upper hand in their relationship with tenants.

“Well, overall, it’s just a bad bill,” Young said. “It’s just a bad policy because it takes away tenants’ rights and gives more power to landlords.”

He also said the lease makes it difficult for tenants to get the security deposit back.

(Tenants rights laws are fair right now, equal rights are granted to landlords and tenants in most places. Often, corruption keeps these laws from being enforced, especially when slumlords own a signifigant amount of property.)