A brief word to February 17th. You are absolutely right about the cost of living. That is precisely why tenants are fighting tooth and nail to hold on to affordable apartments.
Noone forced you to buy rent regulated buildings, Mr. lack of punctuation. If you chose to buy a building with rent controlled or rent stabilized tenants at an inflated price you should have known that the return on your investment would be low. That is why anyone buying one of these properties now is suspect. We know that you "must" displace your long-term tenants, many of whom have lived in these buildings for years and call these neighborhoods home.
We have heard landlords whining about the few tenants who illegally sublet for a profit. Fact is, I have yet to meet one. And, besides, if you know of a tenant doing this you have legal recourse. I gather from your vitriol that these were not the tenants you had attacked by your goons, so your argument is hollow. It is clear that you just don't like rent regulation, as you admit, because only people who can afford to pay what the market can bear should be allowed a roof over their heads.