Well obviously the most moral thing would be to live in it themselves or give it away to someone who actually wants to live in it. I accept that practically nobody is gonna be virtuous enough to just give away a free apartment to a homeless person, but selling it for a (at least somewhat) reasonable price is probably what I'd realistically do (assuming no close friend or family member wanted it).

Renting it out is still inherently exploiting the person living there.

Also consider that no "good person" simply owns a residential property that they don't live in.

I know I'm not who you're replying to and other people might disagree with parts of this, but can anyone seriously not agree that all landlords are scum?

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (10 children)

Renting it out is still inherently exploiting the person living there.

There are legit reasons to rent and not own everything. Just like tools, might be better to rent a table saw than buy one that now you have to store and maintain.

[–] yourebrainwashed@thelemmy.club 1 points 4 days ago

Except tools aren't a basic human need. Not having a hammer will not decrease my quality of life as much as not having a house

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