Got a really good point there - rent amnesty

What do the landlords do?  They are still beholden to pay their mortgage, insurance, taxes, etc...
From My Pensieve:

That is, after all, the first in this list of the ten goals:

1. Abolition of private property in land and application of all rents of land to public purpose

Go and read the remaining nine - we are getting a lot closer than is comfortable.