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General Discussion / Berlin Kicking-out Landlords!!
« on: September 27, 2021, 10:09:35 am »Berlin renters have called for a referendum to kick-out the landlords!
The main reason is: "From our perspective, the rent should not go into the dividends for shareholders, but rather into either lower rents, or into the buildings."
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/berlin-residents-to-vote-in-referendum-on-seizing-rentals-from-corporate-landlords-1.6185423
And the renters backed the referendum - their motion won!:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-berliners-back-plan-to-expropriate-big-landlords/
How do we do this here??