I have been a tenant too, a model one and got ripped off by the landlord back in the eighties because I didn’t familiarize myself with “30 days written notice” despite the LL knowing I was going to move verbally and in fact had me act as his rental agent taking numbers for the new tenant.
He kept my entire security deposit (the apt was left immaculate). Lesson learned. HOWEVER this is the pendulum swinging violently in the other direction.
I have one duplex just remodeled all new everything including mechanicals and one that is being rehabbed now. I might turn around and sell it if it gets much worse.
I only rent one of several properties I own through AirBNB. No tenant problems and much higher rent amounts per month.
However, I’ve been screwed as a tenant. Wage garnished as the property management company did not accept my end-of-lease letter (they claim it needed to be notarized and mailed Certified Mail - to a location not in any lease document, or even easily findable on the Internet), so they billed me at the much higher month-to-month rate and attached a $75 a day late fee to it as well. This was April to August at $2000 a month (base rent plus $500 month-to-month fee, plus $1500 late fees per month.
Funny thing is, my stuff was out of the apartment and keys and quit notice given in their mail slot well prior to my lease end. The complex did not allow for end-of-lease inspections and the office was closed mid-March to August due to covid.
I left the apartment and lived in AirBNBs for a month until I went back to the Philippines until December. So lost a default judgement for over $15000 (mail doesn’t get sent overseas) when sued. In September.
Good thing got a lawyer in January. Sued the property management complex. Won. Had the wage garnishment vacated and removed from my credit reports. Got some extra cash out of it as well.