I started reading the article and it told about tricks that landlords used to evict renters.

I don't understand. Why can't landlords just refuse to prolong the rent contract? It's their property — how come renters become a problem for them?

"seizing homes a family has owned for generations because of $150 owed in property taxes, even if that was just a clerical error; changing the locks while carrying out “repairs,” lying that the building is being condemned, or turning off utilities"

Wow. That's totally not cool. High-profile officials should be made resign over cases like those.