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Sounds like Vancouver, or maybe Victoria. I wish they would tax the everliving fuck out of vacant storefronts. Whatever price the owner intends to rent for, the
by Kluny 11y ago
Sounds like Vancouver, or maybe Victoria. I wish they would tax the everliving fuck out of vacant storefronts. Whatever price the owner intends to rent for, they have to pay that amount to the city every single month the place is vacant, with strict enforcement and publishing the rent prices so that they can't jack it up once someone moves in. And let the tax money go to homeless shelters for all the people who are out in the cold because of vampires jacking up rental prices til they're too high for anyone to afford.
- rm_-rf_slash 11y agoThat's a good idea. My proposal is a "mega-landlord tax," which has a progressive property tax levied on all properties owned for rent after the first 5-10.
- devdas 11y agoMeh. Why not all of them?
- Tsagadai 11y agoI wish my local government would do this. Businesses and industrial sites should be taxed at significantly higher rates if they are vacant to encourage businesses or repurposing. This would encourage owners to lease sites or sell them up for redevelopment instead of just holding onto them and allowing them to flourish as ruins in the middle of otherwise vibrant areas.