Here is my proposal: If they have landlord registries and licensing, I propose tenant registries and licensing fees. Tenant pays $300 a year to the government to have their unit inspected by a government employee at the Department of Effective, Advantageous, Dependable, Bonded, Equitable, Accountable Tenancy (DEADBEAT) for housekeeping issues:

Monthly inspections will include but not limited to:

trash bins emptied and cleaned out regularly

no dirty dishes in the sink

no boxes, clutter in front of exits

no pet waste, discarded fast food wrappers/containers or cigarette butts/vaping cartridges anywhere on the property

all clothing put away neatly in drawers and in closets hanging at right angles

no wet clothing left in washers

no dry clothing left in dryers

lint filter in dryer cleaned regularly

tenant needs to buy their own window or portable air conditioner unit and keep premises at 50% humidity or less at all times

tenant must keep their credit score above 600 at all times or fines will be levied *

If it is government run, the landlord will be fined if the tenant doesn't pass inspection.

LOL, mapleleaf18!

That's a pretty good simile to stupid stuff that's pushed on landlords.

Nice acronym. If my local govt ever tries landlord registries, I'll immmediately organize my local landlords to push PR campaign how the government wants to add more cost for tenants.

(Cause we all know, we'll pass the cost on).

Great idea actually! But sadly will never pass...

Government needs to keep their cash cow producing (middle class, including landlords) so that that money pays to keep non-performers at bay/quiet with their miserly welfare payments and run down 24 hr daycares and the rich paying the minimum taxes...

When you look at the government through this lens you can predict virtually any decision they will make.

No decision by the government will benefit the middle class.

Inspections of tenants homes will not make tenant lose tenant mentality. And they can't have crowds of the poor being kicked to the street (dangerous to the government). So we landlords will always foot the bill for nonsense.

Not sure if many on this post "got it" that it was a parody of what the government puts landlords through.

These tenants LUUUURRRVE their laws and rules for LANDLORDS despite the fact that it backfires on them every time. They LUUUUURRRVE their big government agencies with fancy titles.

Enjoyable post.

map, I got it.