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Scrapping 86,000 new car parking spaces could save $5.2bn and drive down rents, housing report finds (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

To my complete surprise, in Bavaria in Germany it's illegal to use your garage for anything else than storing your cars. I mean it's not checked a lot but still...

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    I can’t say it’s always the case, but a lot of places built in the early 2000s - 2010s had insufficient storage space, necessitating people using garages for storage.

    I will forever feel sympathy to whoever currently lives in one apartment I remember viewing back in 2010 - where one of the bedrooms was literally 2m x 2.7m and no BIR.

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