More than 13K rent-stabilized units in NYC are sitting empty for multiple years, report finds
gothamist.com
A city Independent Budget Office report examines vacancy data from the state’s housing agency amid concerns of "warehousing."

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/12162

Why? Because apparently they need some more incentive to keep units occupied. Also, even though a property might be vacant, there’s still imputed rental income there. Its owner is just receiving it in the form of enjoying the unit for himself instead of receiving an actual rent check from a tenant. That imputed rent ought to be taxed like any other income.

  • @ATQ@lemm.eeEnglish
    5•10 months ago

    If you want to argue that it is a valid use of the state to produce low cost housing then this is an interesting conversation. But much of the rest of your response is nonsense. For instance -

    I don’t want property taxes. Those need to be removed along with all other types of taxation. The only valid type of taxation should be land value tax, and a carbon emission tax.

    You’re going to fund all the social programs of a modern government via, essentially, no taxes? Come on. If you want the government to provide a robust social safety net, including housing, you’ll be looking at Nordics level taxation.

    I disagree with your definition.

    You can be wrong if you want to be.

    • @Olgratin_MagmatoeEnglish
      13•10 months ago

      You’re going to fund all the social programs of a modern government via, essentially, no taxes?

      No, it would be funded through land value and carbon taxes. Those two tax types should be the only valid form of taxation. We should still have enough tax to pay for it (after we ditch the bloat our government has. Example).

      If you want the government to provide a robust social safety net, including housing, you’ll be looking at Nordics level taxation.

      People always complain about such a system but they actually have healthcare, so seems like a moot point to me.

      You can be wrong if you want to be.

      First off, there’s no need to be a dick about it. Second, that definition says person, whereas you said entity.

      • “In either event the entity that owns your house, that isn’t you, is your landlord.”

      • “a person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant.”