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# Slumlord Millionaire
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/voces/episode/slumlord-millionaire-3sgi7g/
- Published: 2025-07-22T15:30:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T21:30:09.000Z
- Description: Residents and nonprofit attorneys fight corrupt landlords for the fundamental human right to a home.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: VOCES, Season 2024, Episode 5, #ZZZ_Episode_ff954d82-dfa6-48d9-a8e3-1140a8aa544b, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_535dc1dd-e54d-4beb-b75e-b9c10968484f, #geo-us, #v1.16

Rents have gone up an average of 30% in the past five years in the United States – as of April 2024, the average rent in Manhattan was almost $5,000 a month. Some landlords are eager to get rid of long-term tenants and use various tactics including cutting off heat and gas, refusing to make repairs and ignoring vermin infestations.