Could a vacancy tax solve Australia's housing crisis? Canada might have the answer
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In 2018, Canada's British Columbia introduced a tax against vacant homes. Three years later, more than 20,000 rentals were back on the market.

My first instinct is “yes” but then I thought about it and I think it’s just going to exacerbate the short-stay problem unless combined with other measures.

  • DogMuffins
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    11 months ago

    Nah, i don’t like this idea at all.

    IMO it violates the age old principle of “quiet enjoyment”. Whether you own or rent, you should be able to determine what happens in your own home, provided that it doesn’t impose on anyone else’s quiet enjoyment of their premises, nor the personal liberties of your co-occupants.

    Imagine whatever agency knocking on your door to confirm that the registered occupants do actually reside there. No thanks.