In spite of calls from local politicians to declare a state of emergency over the city’s unaffordability and a push to pass an absolutely toothless rent control act, it doesn’t look like help is coming any time soon.
In the meantime, we’ll continue to see landlords gripping more and more of the average Orlandoan’s paycheck with both hands. The latest egregious example comes from that wellspring of over-inflated values: Facebook Marketplace. That’s where we found a landlord in Conway attempting to rent a shipping container shed for $900 a month.
In order to live in the converted container studio, the landlord is requiring a background check and employment check and a one-month deposit. Wouldn’t want any undesirables living in the corrugated metal box you’ve plopped in your yard. The listing calls it “a new way to live” which certainly puts a cheery spin on things. We’d argue that making flour from bugs is a new way to eat as well.
