Hope is on the way. I just wanted to say to you that I am a Landlord with multiple properties in the Youngstown Area who is working with Mayor Williams to resolve the Landlord-Tenant relationship that is in shambles in theYoungstown area, an area which desperately needs investment money. I spoke to city council last May as well with the Housing Committee, and at the request of Mayor Williams, I will be meeting with him again to advance my idea of instituting a "Landlord Bill of Rights". One of the ideas I proposed is to finally end this "third party billing" instituted by the Youngstown Water Dept. Property damage and having a tenant watch list will be just 2 of many other ideas that will be on the agenda when we meet.
Here's my perspective on the Landlord-Tenant relationship if you will. People need shelter in order to survive in this world; the early cavemen figured that out long ago. A person today basically has 4 choices when it comes to shelter: 1-Buy their own home, condo, etc. 2-Live with family or friends, 3-rent a home, condo, etc., or 4-have no shelter at all. Renting may not be a persons favorite option, but if they are unable to buy their own place, and choose not to live with family or friends, and being without shelter simply points out the obvious, then renting may be a persons' only best option. If having shelter is important to a person, as I think we can all agree that it is, doesn't it make sense that a person should want to have a good relationship with their landlord, rather than resenting them?
I will do my part to advance a more professional landlord-tenant relationship in the Youngstown Area and would like you that hope is on the way.
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Hope is on the way. I just wanted to say to you that I am a Landlord with multiple properties in the Youngstown Area who is working with Mayor Williams to resolve the Landlord-Tenant relationship that is in shambles in theYoungstown area, an area which desperately needs investment money. I spoke to city council last May as well with the Housing Committee, and at the request of Mayor Williams, I will be meeting with him again to advance my idea of instituting a "Landlord Bill of Rights". One of the ideas I proposed is to finally end this "third party billing" instituted by the Youngstown Water Dept. Property damage and having a tenant watch list will be just 2 of many other ideas that will be on the agenda when we meet.
Here's my perspective on the Landlord-Tenant relationship if you will. People need shelter in order to survive in this world; the early cavemen figured that out long ago. A person today basically has 4 choices when it comes to shelter: 1-Buy their own home, condo, etc. 2-Live with family or friends, 3-rent a home, condo, etc., or 4-have no shelter at all. Renting may not be a persons favorite option, but if they are unable to buy their own place, and choose not to live with family or friends, and being without shelter simply points out the obvious, then renting may be a persons' only best option. If having shelter is important to a person, as I think we can all agree that it is, doesn't it make sense that a person should want to have a good relationship with their landlord, rather than resenting them?
I will do my part to advance a more professional landlord-tenant relationship in the Youngstown Area and would like you that hope is on the way.
B. Gaylord
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