“For the impoverished, the private rental market is a game of the powerful profiting off the powerless. In this game, because poor tenants often fail to make rent, the landlords hold a stark advantage over their tenants.”

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“For the impoverished, the private rental market is a game of the powerful profiting off the powerless. In this game, because poor tenants often fail to make rent, the landlords hold a stark advantage over their tenants.”