10s of Millions of people in the united states live in multifamily housing.

And every last one of them is made to abide by unnecessary and cruel rules, like prohibiting the use of air conditioners because they change the exterior appearance of the building. Renters are also getting fleeced like sheep and regularly evicted to make room for richer tenants.

Building more non-single-family housing will only exacerbate this problem, not solve it.

We can certainly use better and actual proper public housing options like in places like the netherlands, and better renter protections to keep a landlord from upping your rent too much, but thats all the more reason to push forwards.

No, it's not. Those protections have to happen first, and in this country, they never will.