I understand the anger. I was just kicked out of a place I had been renting for 19 years. They gave us 4 months to get our feet planted elsewhere, which some would say is a generous amount of time, but totally wasn't in our case. Especially since I had been having a mental health crisis leading up to the termination of leasr/rent, and the news devastated me.
The landlord said he needed the place back so he could live there with his 2 kids. A friend did some investigating, and it turns out the landlord had plenty of other housing options.
By my generous and rough estimate, I'd say we payed for half the cost of the tiny a-frame over that 19 years. I think landlords should be forced to offer a rent-to-own plan.
Anyway, before leaving I left a note taped to the wall saying that we were becoming homeless, and that if the owner had a change of heart he could just give us the place. I left my e-mail address but still haven't heard back, haha.
I've encountered exactly 2 good landlords in the numerous places I've lived. The first was a small family run set of apartments that they themselves lived at. The second was a retired professor in a college town that owned like 3-4 different properties and rented to students.
Every other one has been shit, although property management companies are the fucking worst.