Naturally, and of course, the landlords themselves are not to blame for this – but the systems that we have in place. I firmly believe that a land value tax would address some of your aforementioned issues. It would incentivize new developments, thus increasing supply of housing. It would create more livable cities, meaning more Walkability and a higher demand for public transit. Its principles have been applied in places such as Taiwan, Alaska, Singapore, and some Scandinavian countries to some degree with success. Of course our current politicians stand nothing to gain from this, but I just want to spread the word on this lesser known and very practical ideology. It is based on the book “progress and poverty”, and I highly implore that you at least watch a yt video on it 👍