Landlords are scum...
Landlords are scum...
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People have vacant home??? Where?
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There are 15 million vacant in the US: https://usafacts.org/articles/how-many-vacant-homes-are-there-in-the-us/
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...since gross vacancy rate is a measure of all vacant properties — including vacation properties — states with several popular tourist destinations, like Florida and Hawaii, will always register slightly higher rates. The Census Bureau notes that the largest category of vacant housing in the United States is classified as “seasonal, recreational, or occasional use.” In over one-fifth of US counties, these seasonal units made up at least 50% of the vacant housing stock.
Is the movement now to ban vacation homes?
Also note that California, with the worst housing crisis, has one of the lowest vacancy rates, while Maine, Alaska, and Hawaii have among the highest rates. There's not a housing shortage on average, there's a housing shortage in the places people want to live - which largely means the places where they can get jobs.
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I don't think vacation homes should be banned, just heavily taxed. I realize that not everybody who owns a vacation home is a multi-millionaire. Some people have a crappy place that's been in the family for generations. But, they're still doing much, much better than the people who own 0 homes.
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It should also be noted one of the reasons California has such a bad housing problem is other states shipping their own homeless there.
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Wtf. That is crazy. what are they waiting for?
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