L.A. council members propose taxing landlords who leave homes vacant

Re:L.A. council members propose taxing landlords who leave h... by teej on Friday June 21, 2019 @01:58AM (#20240207)

I thought Toronto passed this years ago and proved that it makes effectively no difference?

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Re:L.A. council members propose taxing landlords who leave h... by victor9000 on Friday June 21, 2019 @02:05AM (#20240230)

Why did it make no difference?

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Re:L.A. council members propose taxing landlords who leave h... by gruez on Friday June 21, 2019 @02:10AM (#20240250)

source?

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Re:L.A. council members propose taxing landlords who leave h... by ncmncm on Friday June 21, 2019 @02:23AM (#20240313)

Vancouver did; and now you can rent a Chinese gangster-owned McMansion there for $1000 a month.

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Re:L.A. council members propose taxing landlords who leave h... by dev_dull on Friday June 21, 2019 @02:49AM (#20240447)

Which says the problem clearly was the purchasing / money laundering, not a lack of government regulation regarding rentals.

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Re:L.A. council members propose taxing landlords who leave h... by ncmncm on Friday June 21, 2019 @03:04AM (#20240522)

Who cares? Mansion for C$1k/mo!

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