The Sixteen Satires

What complaint did Umbricius have about Roman landlords in The Sixteen Satires?

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Umbricius claimed that landlords lied about the safety of their homes in order to prey on the poor. The poor were living in constant fear of their roofs collapsing, but they were not able to take their landlords to court because they could not afford it.

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The Sixteen Satires