Homelessness And Poverty MUST Be Eradicated!

September 03-2009:

Homelessness And Poverty MUST Be Eradicated!

* Homelessness is a societal responsibility to be remedied.

* Homelessness is caused by several factors, these being primarily the following.

* Abject Poverty.

* Inability to hold a regular job or employment, thus causing the tenant to err in his/her rental payments.

* Lengthy un-employment intervals, thus causing the tenant to err in his/her rental payments.

* Personal inability to maintain a sensible budget or budgetary practices.

* Drug, or other substance abuse or addictions.

* Mental or psychological issues, that impact a person's ability to reason, plan, maintain a healthy home or surrounding, and complying with his/her rental responsibilities.

These are some of the major issues impacting homeless people generally.

What Is The Responsibility Of The State In This Matter?

It is the prime responsibility of the state, to ensure that the citizenry is adequately housed, in a healthy environment, with proper running water and sewerage disposal.

It is also the state's responsibility to ensure that Landlords/Home Owners who rent their property, charge fees for rent in accordance with the market or regional market place values.

And that legislation be put in place to protect the consumer/renter from gross exploitation by land Lords/Home Owners, who use their properties to earn money.

Derryck S. Griffith.
A Guyanese In New York City.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/derryckgriffith