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In a developed country being a no contract tenant is a good thing. Any landlord dumb enough to have a no contract tenant is going to get absolutely wrecked by the legal system

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Not in my country, you, as a tenant, can be kicked out of their property without notice at any moment. As you can guess, getting back your deposit in this kind of situation is always tricky at best.

They do that where I live so that the Government doesn't make them pay taxes for putting up a place for rent.

In the US it depends on the state you are in. In New York the laws are very much in favor of tenants but since justice doesn't come free, sometimes landlords screw over tenants and tenants don't take effective recourse.

Same in Connecticut. Why in the world should someone have to sue to stay somewhere they are legally entitled to but not wanted? It's a weird proposition.

I was lucky to never experience something like that while renting. On the flip side, I never felt "housing secure" despite always paying on time. I didn't realize how much that perception of security was impacting my mental health until I purchased a home.

I wish I had a solution for this problem.

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