That's not a lovely response. It's a simplistic response that totally misses the point. The cost of rent is a function of many different factors, which vary dep

That's not a lovely response. It's a simplistic response that totally misses the point. The cost of rent is a function of many different factors, which vary depending on location in space and time. Some of the time that may include greed on the part of landlords, some of the time that may play a very minor role. Your own response is similarly simplistic. The meaning of "property" is defined by government, at all times and in all places. The precise meaning varies, but there being limits on what rights it comes with is not a violation of your "property rights" - it is actually the very definition of what property means.