单身母亲房东面临不断上涨的成本，需要对房东实施更严格的保护。 Single mother landlord struggles with rising costs; tighter protections needed for landlords.

房东需要更强有力的保护，因为大多数房东只是想支付账单。 Landlords need stronger protection, as most are just trying to pay bills. 一位单身母亲将自己的套房租出去了 18 年，房东给她打折，还帮助她做庭院工作；后来，她苦苦挣扎于不断上涨的生活成本，只能长时间工作以维持生计。 A single mother rented her suite for 18 years, offering reduced rents and assistance in yard work; she later struggled with rising costs and worked long hours to cover expenses. 需要对房东进行更严格的保护，以确保他们能够维护房产并支付成本，而不会受到不良房客的负担。 Tighter protections for landlords are needed to ensure they can maintain properties and cover costs without being burdened by bad tenants.