Comment on As China's economy slows, some young people are snapping up cheap apartments to 'retire' early
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Kind of a shit article. How sustainable are these? Who pays the maintenance on these buildings? Who covers sewage and hydro? Is there a tax base to worry about or does China’s command economy just cover everything automagically?
A few people paying a relative pittance in an otherwise vacant community is going to crumble in the absence of maintenance.
schizoidman@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
I suppose there will be some kind of conservancy charges. Like there are in Singapore
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
But how would that cover a crumbling building when only a few residents pay it?
yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
At those prices, it’s absurd to think that building is going to stay empty.