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

Re:L.A. council members propose taxing landlords who leave h... by zimpenfish on Friday June 21, 2019 @02:52AM (#20240460)

> but malice, where homeowners are possibly price gouging the rental market for greed, is pretty much the only reason that justifies government interference.

to you.

> Everything else is the government imposing what one does with their private property

But they already do that with "decades old law" - e.g. you (probably) can't run a brothel from your private property in LA. Why is this such a different restriction?

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Re:L.A. council members propose taxing landlords who leave h... by writepub on Friday June 21, 2019 @03:00AM (#20240509)

> Why is this such a different restriction

I'm a little confused why this question would arise. Use of property, private or otherwise, for illegal use is, well, illegal. Your example cleanly falls under the illegal classification.

I would like to note that the city council is penalizing private property owners under the assumption of malice, and not in good faith. They've unburdened themselves from proving malice, which is a sneaky encroachment of jurisdiction that they aren't entitled to.

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