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Old 08-02-2008, 06:20 PM   #54 (permalink)
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um, no. Libertarianism rests on the rule of law. If the landlord is keeping an unsafe premises, you have legal remedies. And there is market accountability, just as the other commenter said, which is, that bad landlords end up either with unrentable premises or tenants who trash it. Yes, tehre are bad landlords just as there are bad tenants. Slumlords tend to be on the receiving end of law enforcement. If they're not, it's usually because of political connections - once again the government getting in the way.

Your complaint is that the remedies aren't immediate and that all suffering isn't averted. Sorry, this is the real world.
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