[gs17]

>Plenty of landlords would rather a unit in a building go empty for a little longer than compromise on rent

Yep, I watched my last apartment (which I left partially because the rent went up to an unreasonable price) sit vacant for several months and laughed at how he could have made much more money if he compromised slightly on rent (which he seems to eventually given in to, so his greed only served to lose him money and not get the price he wanted).

[kstrauser]

Our previous landlord evicted us to "rent it to her sister". We saw it listed for rent at a higher price soon after, and then it sat empty for 4 years. That did my heart good.