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[–] [email protected] 40 points 6 days ago (7 children)

I was renting a water heater. It had been installed in my house in the early 1980s. And the rental contract had been handed down from home owner to home owner.

But there was never an attempt at maintenance, even upon request I got told "there's no need, there's nothing to maintain on it." but they kept increasing the rental cost year over year "because of inflation". It had been paid off for decades! What do you mean you need to charge more? What exactly am I paying for? My water heater is just a number in your books. You have zero costs for it!

[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago (1 children)

... Why would you rent a way heater, in a home you own? Is the house a school or something???

[–] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago

I've since replaced it with a water heater I bought outright. For a while I wasn't aware that you could just buy a heater. So I just gritted my teeth and paid up.

But my point was the weird and pointless increase of fees.

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