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'''Vacancy tax''' is a tax on empty or under-utilized residential properties
Matthew @mattdpalm [https://twitter.com/mattdpalm/status/953056702353440768 4:09 PM - 15 Jan 2018]<br/> Replying to @NeverSassyLaura<br/> "Happy to provide lit on international vac tax examples and their effective ness."
== San Francisco (proposed) ==
<br/> "No Vacancy for the Homeless." by Joe Eskenazi, Joe. San Francisco Public Press, Oct 23 2017. <br/> [https://sfpublicpress.org/news/homelessness/solutions/2017-10/no-vacancy-for-the-homeless https://sfpublicpress.org/news/homelessness/solutions/2017-10/no-vacancy-for-the-homeless]
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== <br/> Oakland (proposed) ==
a “vacancy tax” being proposed in early March by @Kaplan4Oakland - no details until 3/1 ish though
== Vancouver ==
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*Most homes will not be subject to the tax, as it does not apply to principal residences or homes rented for at least six months of the year; however all homeowners are required to submit a declaration.
*Net revenues from the Empty Homes Tax will be reinvested into affordable housing initiatives.
*The Empty Homes Tax is also known as the Vacancy Tax and is imposed under the Vacancy Tax By-law No. 11674.<br/>
See Also
*[[Land_value_tax|Land value tax]]
*[[Vacant_land_tax|Vacant land tax]]
== References ==
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*New York Times Editorial Board. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/19/opinion/nyc-empty-stores.html Why Is New York Full of Empty Stores?]" ''New York Times. ''NOV. 19, 2017. <br/> [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/19/opinion/nyc-empty-stores.html.
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