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How exactly are they getting so much leeway? Is everyone just assuming they'll work their shit out?

At what point are they considered non-grata?

Edit: typo / etymology. Thank you.

FYI, the phrase is "leeway". It comes from ship movement off of the intended course.

for those curious, making way is forward movement IIRC, and lee is opposite windward, e.g. if the wind is coming from the east and your ship is pointed north, the lee side is the west side, or something west of it is in its lee. I'm not actually sure where "leeway" would come to have its idiomatic meaning though, possibly that one has room for error in how carefully to direct the ship.

Ships naturally drift to their lee, especially at low spend, so when maneuvering they must keep some leeway to avoid hitting stuff.

Interesting, thank you.

The proliferation of sailing terms into common paralance is one of the coolest things about English. :D

Even for individuals, the eviction process sucks and is expensive. As a landlord, you really only do an eviction as a last resort.

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