If you you want “affordable rents,” you have two options; high density or long commutes. And high density means large buildings. There’s just geometrically no

If you you want “affordable rents,” you have two options; high density or long commutes. And high density means large buildings. There’s just geometrically no way to supply a SF/NYC/Boston level city primarily through detached homes. It’s on cities to solve the problems you describe, usually through housing inspection and tenant rights law.