Right.
It is legitimate.
They can do whatever they want.
They are not oppressive nor discriminatory.
The point is, they are greedy and excessive. The consumer
or the renter is an after-thought if that even.
No deals.
When, to borrow a line from the comedian, they can get another just like you ... and you aren’t even family like in the skit ... they are free to think about their investors, or their own family if it’s a privately held rental.
Rental: how you end up with an empty bag at the end of the day.