[AjithAntony]

> Compare these supposed woes to any contractor and their clients, and this sort of bellyaching would be just be laughed at. "Theft"!!! Come on.

I don't follow. The contractor isn't forced to work for months without pay against his will if the client stops paying.

> This is a cost of doing business. 4-6 months of rent

Losing 4-6 months of rent erases multiple years of profits on that property

> There's huge asymmetry here, landlords have lots of wealth, lots of flexibility, lots of recourse and backup plans, but their tenants often do not

By your logic all business owners similarly are very wealthy and can absorb large losses. So all businesses have a duty to give way several years of profits to needy customers. Food is a necessity of life. Do restaurants have a duty to let customers eat for free?