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Re:L.A. council members propose taxing landlords who leave h... by benj111 on Friday June 21, 2019 @02:13AM (#20240257)
How do you differentiate between a landlord of an empty house, and a speculator with an empty house?

Attempting to would introduce an unnecessary loophole, as the stated aim would seem to include speculators with empty houses.

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Re:L.A. council members propose taxing landlords who leave h... by ryandrake on Friday June 21, 2019 @02:25AM (#20240325)
I'm specifically saying don't distinguish. The public should strongly incentivize against leaving houses vacant, whether you're a landlord without a tenant, a speculator with an empty house, or some rich dude with 50 houses he visits for a week per year.
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