By the 19th century, the traditional rents were so out of line with real values that landlords sought to convert them to rack rents. |
The destitute found the fare either by selling their remaining assets or by assistance from ratepayers and landlords. |
In the case of periodic tenancies the legislature left landlords free to bring them to an end by the service and expiry of valid notices to quit. |
Now there are rapacious landlords getting paid by the city to house homeless families. |
This was probably the era of the warreners when the landlords right to free warren was leased out. |
With each new tenant, landlords can increase the rent by as much as they like. |