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Landlords should have to pay income tax on their rental properties regardless of whether they're rented out or not. (gothamist.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 141 points 1 year ago (34 children)

Income tax when you aren't receiving an income is a weird idea.

It sounds like the author wants a land tax, but hasn't ever heard the term.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Owning a house that you don't inhabit is weirder.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So renting a house for your vacation is also weird?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's certainly wasteful. If people are going without any proper shelter, then having extra, mostly vacant housing to yourself should be discouraged.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

This right here. The US averages some thirty unoccupied houses for every homeless person. A lot of those are just owned by investment firms who will sit on them because housing is treated as an investment first and a human need second. It's not a supply problem, it's a fucking greed problem.

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