> but if you ask these people hoarding vacant homes if they'd be willing to house a homeless person on their property, I fail to see that "ask" is the correct

> but if you ask these people hoarding vacant homes if they'd be willing to house a homeless person on their property, I fail to see that "ask" is the correct approach If you own a vacant property where there is homelessness, where does "ask" come in? The appropriate verbs are "tell" or "compell" Private property is not an absolute right