There are two sides to every story. And a disgruntled tenant is, not infrequently, a really awful neighbor. Landlords often can't proceed to eviction until a tenant has been really recalcitrant, a huge pain, or doing patently illegal stuff and bringing the wrath of the State down on the property. Tenants often have nothing better to do than snipe and feud at either their neighbors or the landlord, and the worst disputes are the one that take place close to home.

I'm really blessed that I have a good, ethical landlord now, and even my neighbors give so little to complain about, so I just get by, and it's always smart not to stick your neck out, lest it get chopped.