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Preview | Slumlord Millionaire

Season 2024 Episode 5 | 30s

Rents have gone up an average of 30% in the past five years in the United States – as of April 2024, the average rent in Manhattan was almost $5,000 a month. Some landlords are eager to get rid of long-term tenants and use various tactics including cutting off heat and gas, refusing to make repairs and ignoring vermin infestations.

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Meet a Salvadoran-American family caught up in the contentious fight over immigration policy.
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