California's public officials come across as being uncaring about the damage they inflict on businesses, investors, employees and their families, and to the towns that lose jobs," said Joseph Vranich, the study's author.

This issue is self inflicted and could have been avoided altogether.

We look to be sure that the building - inside and out - is in the same condition in which to was shown.If there is new damage, or if a rental unit that was to be delivered occupied is now vacant - or vice versa - we do a "holdback" of funds at closing sufficient to remedy the situation.In the case of a tenant who won't leave, the holdback around here can be $10K to cover the eviction process, plus whatever damages a disgruntled tenant may inflict on the way out the door.

These people will continue to live their lives consumed by self inflicted debt & die poor. my .02 cents

Life is too short to tolerate self inflicted pain.

Nothing could be more relevant than the self-inflicted problems in the African American community that are at the root of all this victim mentality!

So, self-inflicted student debt based on race, huh? 

Even a small gator can inflict serious damage.These days I put my money in cash-flow mortgage notes.  

I do both residential and investment/rental/ comm. loans, but given the over regulation and crushing effects of the Dodd Frank Act has been inflicted on American borrowers, like many Mortgage Brokers, I am doing a lot more investment / rental loans.Plus, if the loan is for a rental property, most lenders don't treat them the same as the big banks who cast a broad net over all their programs and treat them like a Fannie Mae type loan.

It's case law that tenants who enter the eviction process thereby forfeit the full amount of their security deposit due to the emotional damages they inflict on the landlord -- the deposit automatically converts to a judgment to compensate you for your pain and suffering not knowing what's going to happen to your rental.