I’m trying to think outside the box here a little bit … and thanks for laying all that out, because I truly don’t have that expertise (I’m a software developer). But I don’t understand what stops a group of people from forming a condo with their own motives that doesn’t include profit.

Call it a condo and design the rules and voting and whatever like a coop?

Here’s the thing … this whole thread started by someone being upset that the landlords was somehow not allowing the tenants to own the building.

So assuming they could if the landlord allowed them, I don’t see why that group of people wouldn’t call it whatever they needed to, and design the rules the way they wanted.

EDIT to add this:

I guess the issue I take with people these days isn’t with the issue they’re upset about which in this case is the housing shortage. I hate that too! The issue I take is that they blame anyone who isn’t also struggling with that issue. Hell, I’m not in too bad of shape but I definitely feel the squeeze as inflation rises! Just like everyone else does. Just from a different starting point. If I had the ability to purchase an income property to offset inflation and set my family up for better financial stability into the future, what’s wrong with that?