> Yes, _technically_, a landlord, can delegate all services. In practice, there's no single "tenant" who would do anything remotely capital-intensive, like fixi

> Yes, _technically_, a landlord, can delegate all services. In practice, there's no single "tenant" who would do anything remotely capital-intensive, like fixing a roof. That's missing the point. Removing landlords from the equation removes neither the need for such services, nor the ability to provide them collectively, for the (admittedly more common) case of apartment buildings and other dense living spaces. Thus, providing those services is not inherent to being a landlord, and making changes to our regulations, laws, or tax structure that effectively removes landlording as an economically viable option would not stop those services from being provided. Furthermore, I'm sure pretty much everyone has heard (whether first-, second-, or third-hand) stories of landlords who do not meaningfully provide these services: apartment buildings where maintenance just doesn't happen, where the pipes leak and the roof drips and plugging something into an outlet carries a constant risk of electric shock. Landlords who only care about the inherently extractive rent they get.