Expert opinions:
Regarding the living problem of elderly people moving into cities, Deng Yupeng expressed that their children can buy houses for them. If they cannot afford houses, then there's nothing that can be done, and they can only figure it out themselves. Otherwise, they would have to go back to their hometowns.
Netizen "Avenger": We cannot say the landlord is wrong; instead, our current legal system is not sound.
Netizen "Wula Wa": The landlord is correct. Once something happens, the exemption guarantee has no legal effect basically. It could even lead to the property being insufficiently compensated to the tenant. Driving away the old lady is a responsible approach towards both parties. These days, one cannot be too soft-hearted.
Wang Xuemin suggested that the government should build public rental housing and elderly apartments, which are not limited by household registration location. This might be a social burden in the short term for local governments, but in the long run, it will contribute to the stability and development of society, and benefit the construction of a harmonious Dongguan and a happy Dongguan.
Netizen "Happy Fruit": If tenants hurt themselves in the rented house, it's still the landlord's responsibility! There are just too many ruffians in this society now!
Recently, after our newspaper reported on the incident of an 83-year-old woman being driven out of her rented house by the landlord, it drew significant attention from numerous netizens. Many netizens posted comments expressing different views, including supportive and opposing opinions. Even experts formed two differing perspectives: understanding or opposing the eviction of elderly people. Whether driving out elderly people is justified and how to solve the issue of elderly people moving into cities became the focus of discussion.
Wang Xuemin stated that if the government hopes to attract young people to work in Dongguan, it should consider the responsibilities behind these young people. Therefore, we need to advocate caring for the elderly behind new Dongguan residents and place caring for the elderly and caring for the children of new Dongguan residents on an equal footing, striving to gradually resolve these issues.
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Unwillingness to rent to the elderly is unrelated to morality.
Our newspaper's report drew numerous reprints from mainstream websites, with many netizens expressing different voices. First Investigation Network also conducted a specific online survey. By 10:15 AM yesterday, 1,028 netizens participated in the survey. 61.19% of the netizens believed that the landlord's act of driving out the elderly woman was "extremely cruel," while 21.6% thought "the landlord's concern is understandable."
Netizen "Lonely Wanderer": My family's elder was also driven away by the landlord at the time, and we can only blame ourselves for not having the ability to buy a house.
Written by reporter Wei Xing
"I oppose driving out the elderly, and I don't understand the voices online that agree with the landlord's act of driving out the elderly woman." Wang Xuemin, associate professor at the Dongguan Municipal Party School, believes that first, from a legal perspective, the landlord has no right to drive out relatives of tenants. Additionally, the government should guide and call on society to care for the elderly, especially the elderly in new Dongguan families.
Netizens said
Support group: Driving out the elderly, the landlord is right.
Netizen "Ding Dang Mao": This landlord "has legal awareness and knows how to protect himself." This is unavoidable. People don't want this either. Once something happens, it becomes the landlord's responsibility.
Opposition group: Everyone will grow old, driving them out is too cruel.
Netizen "Tang Chao Lai": It can only be blamed that the current society cannot do good deeds, and doing good deeds requires evidence. If you cannot find evidence for your good deed, it may turn into a burden, and all sorts of things could happen to you. Why not avoid preventable troubles? When something really goes wrong, the situation will be much worse than what we're discussing now.
Dongguan University of Technology professor Deng Yupeng believes that landlords driving out the elderly has nothing to do with whether societal morality has declined. In fact, most landlords are unwilling to have elderly people as tenants, regardless of whether they bear responsibility. They are concerned about the possibility of an elderly person dying in their house, which is considered unlucky, and this is understandable.
Netizens' voices
Netizen "Huzhiqiang": Support suing the secondary landlord, restore social harmony, and give the elderly equal treatment! We will all grow old in a few decades! I estimate the elderly person will return home after the New Year, as it is a strange city after all. This landlord lacks humanity, and harsh punishment for discriminating against the elderly should be enforced.
It was noticed that in the replies, many netizens strongly supported the "landlord driving out the elderly" action, but most netizens found the landlord's actions "unreasonable." As of 10:15 AM yesterday, among more than 1,000 netizens who voted, 61.19% believed the landlord's act of driving out the elderly woman was "extremely cruel," while 19.08% insisted on "not renting to older people."
Oppose driving out the elderly and call for government care.
Wang Xuemin also indicated that the netizens' support for the landlord reflects, to some extent, the inadequacies in our legal system - once something happens, the landlord is directly held responsible. Although this helps vulnerable groups to a certain degree, it also invisibly increases the pressure on landlords. The concept of "only needing to bear responsibility if there is indeed negligence in management" should be reinforced.
Netizen "Snow Lotus": No matter what, driving the elderly out of the rented house makes people feel disheartened and unacceptable. You will grow old too; they are your future. If the evicted elderly person were your relative, how would you feel? This is an immoral act.