>zero impact on landlords' propensity to extract economic rents without providing any additional value. That isn't what's causing the problem. It's that demand

>zero impact on landlords' propensity to extract economic rents without providing any additional value. That isn't what's causing the problem. It's that demand is greater than supply. Rent is lower in rural areas becuase nobody wwnts to live there. Even if rent was free you would have the same problem that there simply isn't enough housing. Immigrants almost invariably live in cities, and they do drive up prices.