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In article <D514HG.1r85@austin.ibm.com>, mbrown@austin.ibm.com (Mark
Brown) wrote:


> >That seems to be the current state-of-the-law in Texas.  What I'm saying
> >is it should NOT be that way.  In my opinion, when a property owner
> >decides to rent out their property for other people to live in, the
> >primary concern should then be for the rights (to privacy, etc.) of
> >the people who are living there (it IS their home, whether they own
> >it or not), and the rights of the property owner come in a far distant
> >second place.
> 
> Nope. You get the RIGHTS when you take the RESPONSIBILITY. Meaning, buy
> your own place, take up all of the legal responsibilities, the
> maintenance, the taxes and mortgage (which must be paid whether or not
> you actually *have* a renter!) -- THEN you can talk about your rights
> having primacy.

That is pure bullshit. Nowhere in the Constitution does it specify that
you have to be a PROPERTY OWNER to have rights. You are absolutely wrong. 

As for "responsibility"... doesn't paying a lease count? In some places it
is more expensive to pay monthly rent than to make housepayments... most
people won't rent to you unless you have a history of responsible payment.
People should not (and must not) be penalized or have their rights
stripped simply because they have chosen not to plant roots in a
particular property.

> That's what the rental contract (lease) is about - spelling out what
> rights the OWNER gives the RENTER, and what responsibilities the RENTER
> takes on in return.

And that's what we have a problem with. The leases should be rewritten
because they strip a persons basic rights (rights guaranteed by the
Constitution) to privacy and are therefore unfair.

> Find a lease (and lessor) that gives you the rights you want; don't take
> them by force.

Oh, so all those folks in the English colonies who were upset at the
British Crown should have just moved somewhere else instead of waging the
Revolutionary War? The Tejanos should have moved to Louisiana instead of
fighting Mexico for their independence? Yeah. Right. 

It's really very simple. If you feel your rights are being taken away you
have the choice to either go elsewhere or stay and fight. Some choose to
fight. I support them in both their choice and their struggle. And if you
don't like my opinion you can just go post in another newsgroup (sarcasm).


Alex

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