The Wolf of Main Street: Evictions come fast and cheap in the Midwest U.S., where few protections...
David Weigel Retweeted@sarahsholder
and I tracked how Monarch uses evictions to squeeze tenants and spike rents "popping the clutch," as Monarch's CEO puts it even when evictions were banned.
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Evictions come fast and cheap in the Midwest U.S., where few protections exist and tenants are rarely guaranteed counsel. Heres a story of a mega-landlord, a [/div
Watch a shocking clip from that show: https://bloom.bg/3MdwuDn
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Tadpole Raisin
(972 posts)consumer friendly state you dont realize how unprotected you are. Of course most (but not all) of the bad states are run by republicans
surprise.
Even if your situation is covered by federal law enforcement is often lacking and you are railroaded.
https://www.nclc.org/issues/how-well-do-states-protect-consumers.html#:~:text=emerging%20forms%20of%20deception%20or,consumers%20of%20all%20the%20states.
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UDAP protections in Michigan and Rhode Islandthe terrible twohave been gutted by court decisions that interpret the statute as being applicable to almost no consumer transactions. These decisions were issued over ten years ago, yet the state legislatures still have not corrected them.
In addition to Michigan and Rhode Island, seven statesAlabama, Florida, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Virginiaexempt most lenders and creditors from UDAP statutes, while another 14 leave significant gaps or ambiguities in their coverage of creditors.
Utility companies in 14 states enjoy immunity from UDAP laws, as do insurance companies in 21 states.
Nine statesIndiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsinprevent consumers from enforcing certain key prohibitions in the statute, or enforcing it against certain businesses such as lenders, insurance companies, or sellers of real estate.
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The best states Are Hawaii, Massachusetts, Vermont, Illinois, and Connecticut.
https://fairshake.com/consumer-guides/best-consumer-rights-laws-by-state/
Seems to me this would be an excellent topic to run on in an election.
yankee87
(2,181 posts)I wish I could say I am surprised, but this has been going on since the beginning of time. In this country we had a small sliver of time from FDR to Jimmy Carter that the poor and middle class had some equality, but since Ronnie Raygun the Idiot we have been losing those rights. Also let's face it, most judges are right wing fascists bought and paid for by the 1%.