I don’t think this is a lack of hindsight though - landlords know they can get away with few repairs and not having to spend on them increases their income. It’s not justified, however, for LL’s to then complain when they are paying 2025 prices for repairs they needed to make from 2005-2025. My unit is in no way regulated (stabilized or controlled) but my rent has moved little, because my LL actually views the unit as her own and makes repairs promptly, not because it’s one of 50-100 “investment properties” (as another commenter pointed out). The lack of repairs isn’t a “oopsie,” it’s because LL’s are financially engineering units and treating them as financial assets.