[igobyterry]

Oddly, I agree with you.

When I rented from a personal landlord, when the dishwasher was leaking water across the kitchen they told me it was my problem to replace it with a like model as it must've been my abuse. I barely cook so I have no idea what I could've done wrong.

When I rented from a corporation it was no questions asked, even when I was at fault. They were even proactive with things like filters for the heating/cooling.

[vanilla_nut]

My takeaway? Private owners and corporations can both be total jerks to renters. Generalisations about them will (generally) miss the point.