It wasn't that way when I shopped for an apartment in SF. (Summer 2008.)
The rent controlled landlords struggled, and didn't have much, or any, wiggle room for upkeep. (Just look at the Parkmerced saga. The place was a dump, but politics prevented them from fixing it.)
I moved into my rent controlled apartment because it was a good deal; the non-rent-control apartments actually cost more at the time.
The rent controlled landlords struggled, and didn't have much, or any, wiggle room for upkeep. (Just look at the Parkmerced saga. The place was a dump, but politics prevented them from fixing it.)
I moved into my rent controlled apartment because it was a good deal; the non-rent-control apartments actually cost more at the time.