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throw0101ayesterday at 11:19 AM1 replyview on HN

> This isn’t true. Plenty of landlords don’t cover their monthly expenses for providing the housing.

Just because landlords don't clear their monthly expenses does not mean that the tenant's rent is not going to cover (a portion of) property taxes.


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refurbyesterday at 12:43 PM

Sure but it’s not a direct one for one.

It like me buying a laptop and saying I pay for the electricity in the factory in China.

While it’s true the money helps pay for it, it’s not a pss through expense.