Yes, landowners and the maintenance they to or fail to do has massive impacts on the lives of their tenants. In an "as-is-where-is" state the only recourse when

Yes, landowners and the maintenance they to or fail to do has massive impacts on the lives of their tenants. In an "as-is-where-is" state the only recourse when the roof leaks is to move out. That is expensive and disruptive, and you can't even recover the funds. This fantasy of shareholder value, where everyone takes care of himself, consequently everyone is taken care of is just that: fantasy.