• RampageDon@lemm.ee
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    6 days ago

    This is not what they are talking about. This is basically saying if you rent an apartment and the complex has a contract with Comcast to supply, phone line, cable, and internet you are forced to pay for it all, even if you don’t want those services or provider.

    • Justin@lemmy.jlh.name
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      6 days ago

      Yes, the renters in my coop are required to pay rent to the coop, some of that rent goes to the ISP we have a contract with for internet and phone, as well as to the cable company we have a contract with for TV. It is not possible for renters to choose a different ISP or cable provider.

      The renters don’t have voting rights in the coop, but they are represented by the renters’ union for determining rent and negotiating renovations (essentially rent control).