If they had renters, they could pass those savings on. The article discusses how landlords are keeping units empty because it has become too risky/expensive to

If they had renters, they could pass those savings on. The article discusses how landlords are keeping units empty because it has become too risky/expensive to rent them. When the law has become so restrictive that people would rather not engage in commerce at all, then it is broken. This isn't helping anybody.