Comments on: Out Of The Mailbag – To YW Editor (More On The “Rental Vaads”)

By: Kollelleit

Kollelleit — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:55:17 +0000

#37 and you will not be able to walk out of your appartment or down the street without people staring at you and whispering to themselves “that”s the guy who went against Da’as Torah” let alone make it through Davening in a shul in the neighborhood.

By: butterscotch

butterscotch — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:39:54 +0000

excuse me but i have one simple question for everyone HOW WILL THIS BICKERING BRING MESHIACH ANY CLOSER?THE ONE WHO HAS THE BEST ANSWER WILL WIN A PRIZE

By: hashem yazor

hashem yazor — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:02:42 +0000

shame on you YW for even writing it .it is one thing that a person sends to you letters that he wants everybody to read but it is another thing that you YW should write it .i think you heating up this machlokos …if you would think they are not right you would not write it …so please YW stay on track and let this be worked out by rabbonim and not just low lives that think up every day where to make a dollar

By: sayitlikeitis

sayitlikeitis — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:17:07 +0000

Overdone subject, those who are in favor are in favor, those who are against are still against, – is it a machlakas leshem shamayim? please do not make me laugh.

By: tootired

tootired — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:45:53 +0000

TO the constant refrain that rent controlls mean that landlords will then stop putting money into the apartments, I ask you Yerushalayim renters: has your landlord EVER put money into an apartment? When the 60 year old appliances broke? When the gas line was leaking? Please. The guys who raise rent by $400 each year have never repaired or improved the apartments anyway. We once asked our landlord to fix something (this was 500 years ago when we paid *only* $750 for a one bedroom) and he said, most sincerely, “but then I won’t be getting the full $750!” Right buddy, there might be an expense or too. Noooo it’s ALL profit!
It HAS to be against halacha to increase rents dramatically without improving/fixing them, it just HAS TO.

By: Common Sense

Common Sense — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:18:24 +0000

What a hilarious argument, full of sincere ‘altruistic’ opinions. All those looking to buy are wholly for it, while all those who are landlords are thoroughly against it. How’s that for objectivity?

Is it so suprising that R’ Nosson Zvi doesn’t want to get involved?

And by the way, I happen to know R’ Nochum Eisenstien meets with Rav Elyashiv numerous times every week, and is responsible for bringing many sha’alos from the public to him.

By: Chicago Mentch

Chicago Mentch — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:12:48 +0000

As previously posted:

“In a notification which was prominently plastered across the neighborhood before Shabbos, the Vaad announced that 10 Elkana Street, Apartment 17 is forbidden to be rented by members of the community. This follows a month of intense negotiations between Vaad representatives and the owner of the property. The owner insisted on an exorbitant price of $1,250 a month for the two bedroom apartment, while the Vaad’s professional assessors valued the apartment at less than $1,000.”

Does anyone know if this apartment is still available? I would like to rent it at the landlord’s original asking price of $1,250.

By: mp

mp — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:56:22 +0000

let me get this straight,
A few days ago you guys either ignored or applauded the Lakewood vote that has the town NOT regulating how safe rental properties are to be, but now allow a Vaad in Jerusalem not let landlords earn what the market will bear. Could it be that in Lakewood the landlords are Rabbi connected but in Jerusalem the landlords are not.
Someone- anyone EXPLAINE

By: ItsAllGood

ItsAllGood — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:54:28 +0000

Ok something just doesnt sound right here, “concerned ben torah” definitely has got something up his sleeve other than trying to do whats erlich and bothered by the fact that the godol hador said something and pple arent listening (which im SURE he totally made up)
Why is he posting his letter on every single website that i have gone to in the past week, and hanging up signs anywhere that someone will see??!!!?!
Obviously he owns an apartment here, probably a shabby 2 room apartment thats on the top floor with no elevator, disgusting OLD bathroom and kitchen, which the normal price would and SHOULD be no more than $650 in this neighborhood! Then the prices in the area went totally out of control and landlords were easily asking $1200 for such apartments and getting it because pple have no choice. Someone that is willing to settle in such a shack obviously is not some rich spoiled american from a wealthy home being supported comfortably. Someone that is giving up alot to come here to sit and learn and live simple as possible and he is forced to pay $1200!!!!
Now that thank god the Vaad FINALLY jumped in and decided to help the pple here that are struggling, this “Concerned ben torah” Is frantic that they will come look at his dinky top floor apartment and obviously with one look the rent will go back down to what it was 2 yrs ago and he wont be able to continue ripping off the innocent REAL bnei torah living here!
If he were renting an apartment here and he were in the shoes that hes putting others in he would be running around and posting letters on EVERY website from every Rav how important the vaad is!
So “concerned ben torah” get a life! Who you fooling??? We know your ulterior motives, you selfish landlord!!

By: Genug Shoin

Genug Shoin — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:36:09 +0000

Rabish And: the name speaks for itself you must be from england