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cgod  ·  2819 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Paris is tripling the tax on owners of vacant houses

I know a guy who just found out he pays his father $1 rent each a year on six houses that he owns for tax purposes. He thinks they are all habitable properties that could be lived in.

Shrug.

Even if they just let a caretaker live in the house rent free to get out the 60% it's a win.

If they plow the 60% into affordable housing at the expense of those who are sitting on unused housing it's a win.