I get the general idea, but in this case I feel that isn't strictly applicable. OP and the parent comment are focused on tenants that don't appear to have done

I get the general idea, but in this case I feel that isn't strictly applicable. OP and the parent comment are focused on tenants that don't appear to have done anything wrong or unreasonable, they're just in a bind and the landlords in question are choosing not to be fair.