More than 13K rent-stabilized units in NYC are sitting empty for multiple years, report finds
gothamist.com
A city Independent Budget Office report examines vacancy data from the state’s housing agency amid concerns of "warehousing."

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/12162

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.

    • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      nominal income

      nominal income

      nominal income

      you’re welcome to disagree but wasting this much time pretending to not understand is just childish, have a very nice day weirdo

      • Zuberi 👀@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        1 year ago

        It’s taxed upon selling, for the value of the house, which would tax exactly what you’re talking about.

        Trying to act like I’m not understanding makes you sound “childish” my dude. Grow tf up and READ. INCOME TAX ON ZERO DOLLARS IS ZERO DOLLARS

        Edit: This dude’s banner is a 9/11 photo. Nice… I’m arguing with a literal troglodyte over the semantics of a dumb article title.

          • Zuberi 👀@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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            1 year ago

            You are 100% part of the problem for hexbear’s negative view from outsiders.

            Tax the rich’s 0$ monthly rents! That’ll show um.

            • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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              1 year ago

              One more reply, since I expect you haven’t got the testicular fortitude to keep up - I, and probably all hexbears, think landlords shouldn’t exist at all. Your idea that some liberal plan to tax them differently is indicative of hexbear is a fundamental ignorance of our actual politics.

              Landlords should not exist in any fashion. mao-aggro-shining

              • QuietCupcake [any, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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                1 year ago

                I think you’re barking up the wrong tree, comrade. I think u/Zuberi really is anti-landlord and hasn’t said anything to suggest otherwise. And their comment about hexbear’s reputation on other instances wasn’t anything having to do with the OP, it was about how you were insulting them.

                • nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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                  1 year ago

                  if that’s the case it’s weird that they decided to be a pedant and pretend not to understand the extremely plain and simple original statement. It’s plain they disagreed with it but didn’t want to just say that.

                  • Thordros [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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                    1 year ago

                    For real, nat—take a chill pill. I say this with all the good faith love I share with all my comrades. Somebody being a pedant doesn’t automatically make them a chud. @[email protected] reads like a fellow traveler still working out their brainworms. Cut them a little slack.