@Bundesligatrainer As I said elsewhere, I've been on both sides of this. It's complicated, and there's no single answer because it depends on many factors. It is however generally true that it's very difficult -- nigh impossible, in fact -- to reliably regain recompense from a tenant who incurs significantly more cost than they can reasonably repay. And yes, that's part of the risk. However, that's insured to some extent, so it's not quite as awful as it sounds. But the cost is still real.
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@Bundesligatrainer 2/ In the US, this balance varies widely by jurisdiction, and in my view, too many states are what I call 'landlord friendly'. That is, they don't sufficiently ensure reasonable tenant rights. There is a model LTA that some states have adopted. My own state is well balanced, in my own view. There are nightmare tenants. There are also horrible landlords. And criminal examples of both. And both, in various ways, seep through the cracks and cause chaos for everyone.
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@Bundesligatrainer 3/ I don't think there's a simple fix for this, or any magic solution, short of aggressive public management, which would effectively convert all tenancy to public housing. Which might not fix anything, and might actually make it all worse.
No matter what you do, you're talking about humans being human. In my view, this is chiefly a philosophical and cultural problem, and I just don't have any good answers for that.
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