FWIW, I think it is worth noting that a small landlord is a small business owner, and they have--in general--been screwed during the pandemic (I am not taking a

FWIW, I think it is worth noting that a small landlord is a small business owner, and they have--in general--been screwed during the pandemic (I am not taking a position on whether this is sane or not, but I think it is important to move the discussion away from landlords as being unique victims: I can see arguments then where this framing hurts them, but also ones where it helps them).