Landlords tell BBC News why they fear new laws could make it harder to remove problematic tenants.
Rongmala became an "accidental" landlord when her disabilities meant she could no longer live alone.
She moved in with her children and rented out her south London maisonette.
But last year, her tenant stopped paying rent.
Rongmala, 57, eventually sent an eviction notice and began court proceedings, but several months later the tenant is around £15,000 in rent arrears and refusing to leave.
Court delays are holding up the removal of the tenant, leaving Rongmala feeling "broken".
Some landlords are worried delays like this could become worse under the government's new Renters' Rights Act, which comes into force on 1 May in England.
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