Landlords don’t file evictions because they enjoy it — they do it because the numbers force them to. Property taxes, insurance, maintenance, and mortgages don’t stop just because the tenant stopped paying. When the rent stops coming in, the math stops working, and eviction becomes a matter of financial survival. This is the reality of rental housing that many people refuse to acknowledge, especially in working-class markets across Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, Houston, Memphis, and other cash-flow cities.