What If Landlords Were Illegal?

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Learn more about building credit with Kikoff at http://getkikoff.com/twocents Landlords aren't the most popular people in America these days, but what would the world look like without them? Two Cents is hosted by Philip Olson, CFP® and Julia Lorenz-Olson, AFC® Directors: Katie Graham & Andrew Matthews Written by: Andrew Matthews Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Produced by: Katie Graham Edited & Animated by: Dano Johnson Fact checker: Yvonne McGreevy Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell Images by: Shutterstock Music by: APM Two Cents is a production of Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios sources: https://newint.org/features/2020/08/11/what-if-landlords-were-abolished https://www.vice.com/en/article/abolish-landlords/ https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/09/labor-mobility.asp https://novaramedia.com/2021/10/04/berlin-just-voted-to-abolish-major-corporate-landlords/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2594170/Venezuelan-president-orders-landlords-sell-homes-60-days-face-fine-24-000-wild-bid-plug-housing-shortage.html https://jacobin.com/2021/07/abolish-landlords-cancel-rent-eviction-homelessness https://apnews.com/international-news-general-news-42094847febe455a966a2fb0cf9f1782 https://www.trillmag.com/life/opinion/what-would-happen-if-we-abolished-landlords/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/21/venezuela-unrest-chavistas-maduro-protests-shortages https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-rent-control-doesnt-work/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-rent-control-doesnt-work/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.city-journal.org/article/bidens-rent-control-gambit?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://housinghumanrt.medium.com/economists-say-rent-control-works-803233c55346 https://prospect.org/infrastructure/housing/2023-05-16-economists-hate-rent-control/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://psmag.com/economics/in-defense-of-rent-control/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.landlordzone.co.uk/news/comment-new-book-argues-the-end-of-landlords-would-solve-the-housing-crisis?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/19/end-of-landlords-surprisingly-simple-solution-to-uk-housing-crisis?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/property-home/article/the-perils-of-loopholes-and-landlordism-5tj58087x?utm_source=chatgpt.com&region=global https://www.hamptonthink.org/read/the-false-narratives-around-rent-control?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/03/20/if-you-cant-find-a-place-to-rent-blame-the-government?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/09/public-housing-success/406561/ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/world/asia/singapore-public-housing-program.html#:~:text=In%201989%2C%20the%20government%20enacted,reflecting%20Singapore's%20scarcity%20of%20land. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/four-reasons-why-more-public-housing-isnt-the-solution-to-affordability-concerns/