Landlord kidnaps his tenants!

[Nathan Gesner]

No matter how frustrated you get with government interference and non-paying renters, this is not acceptable.

https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Albany-landlord-tied-up-evicted-sleeping-15972981.php.

[Nathan Gesner]

Originally posted by @Joe Splitrock:

Some of the blame here rests with NY state politicians. COVID restrictions are destroying peoples mental health as it destroys their lives. How many landlords or business owners have committed suicide during COVID? How many tenants have attacked or even killed landlords during COVID?

There is never an excuse for violence, but I can imagine the amount of frustration and anger a landlord could feel after months of a tenant living for free, with no government assistance. 

Pulling stunts like this just make things worse and not better. 

Agreed, but we're not supposed to mention the negative effects of COVID because it's the worst sickness to hit America in all of history.

First and foremost, the government shouldn't get involved because they tend to screw it up and they open the floodgates to fraud. This is evident by the number of renters that stopped paying even though they were making as much (and sometimes much more) than they were prior to COVID.

Second, if the government is going to get involved and start making payments, they should have made payments to the Landlords, not the renters.

Third, they should have required some evidence of need before handing out cash. If the tenant is working and paying rent, that indicates the tenant doesn't need money and the Landlord doesn't need money. We should only spend on those that really need help.

It's all been exaggerated to get the money flowing and create power grabs. I've been saying it since March 2020 and I will be proven right some day. Until then, we can only play the game and pray for those that are affected by it.