Big discussion on (website that shall not be named)/r/landlord about landlords massively increasing credit requirements, massively increasing deposits, and even leaving units vacant if a perfect tenant cannot be found. All in response to the draconian eviction moratoriums that have outsourced welfare without consent and hammered landlords with the unfunded mandate of supporting freeloaders.
This year of "free rent" is going to cost the poor a lot more than an 2020 eviction would have.
This is correct.
However, if you're a landlord and you want someone out, there are ways. Tenants needs water, sewage, electricity, A/C and etc. It would be a shame if things started to go wrong with the house and the landlord were too broke to fix them because they weren't collecting rent. A handy person can make it happen with no damage to the house.
It’s illegal tho