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9) Vacancy taxes: Also high taxes and oversight on properties used as rentals. In specific, a home lived in by the owner for at least 35% of a tax year (or unl
by mjevans 4y ago
9) Vacancy taxes: Also high taxes and oversight on properties used as rentals.
In specific, a home lived in by the owner for at least 35% of a tax year (or unlivable due to disasters/etc) should be taxed at a low rate, while any OTHER home should be taxed at a much higher rate and inspected as a rental unit, including being kept ahead of minimum rental code (which would be a more stringent baseline than minimum code).
13) new builds expressly purchasable only by first time home buyers
- thfuran 4y agoWhy 35% and not 55%?
- mjevans 4y agoThis allows for 'winter' / 'summer' homes (snowbirds) as well as moving, but is SLIGHTLY larger than 1/3rd which makes it impossible to have more than two homes, while allowing the maximum chronological allowance for moving and the minimum requirement for using such a vacation home or log cabin etc. This is selected to minimize friction from those who vote but don't actually use their properties as rentals.
- EngManagerIsMe 4y agoSounds reasonable to me. I'd maybe use a slightly different designation for primary residence (e.g. you can choose one residence to be your primary residence, which you must occupy for 35% of the year). And I'm sure #13 would run into legal hot water, but heck, if it gets people housed, I'd give it a shot.