Agreed.  If you look outside of the giant investor-bought buildings where they kick everyone out to make more money to satisfy large monied interests, almost all other "no-cause" evictions from smaller and independent landlords will have some good reason behind them, whether it is a problematic tenant (as described in one of the other stories from this article), family moving into the unit, wanting to renovate the property, etc.

If a tenant is a good tenant, that's worth a hell of a lot more than a small rent increase to keep them around.  If the tenant is paying only 50% or 60% of the market rent, well, do we ask any other business or property owner to consistently provide their goods and services at a 40-50% discount for all time?  No.