▲ 868 ▼ 'Renters Are Struggling': Economists Back Tenant-Led Push for Federal Rent Control (www.commondreams.org) submitted 3 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 258 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) Which sounds nice, but how do we prove they are or are not actually living there? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 9 points 3 years ago (2 children) I mean, if they lie about their primary residency, that's a whole set of legal problems they've got themselves in permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] reallynotnick@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Even if they lie requiring X months would at least put a cap on how many they could own since there are only 12 months in the year. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) Iirc primary residency is already living in a single home more than 6 months out of a year, or where you lived the majority of the time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] reallynotnick@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago True I guess I was reading more into the original comment on taxing more than appreciation and such. I know there are tax benefits to primary residence already, which maybe covers their original idea, but I figured it would be even higher taxes for foreigners for non-primary residence or something was what they were suggesting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] andrewta@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Technically true but want to guess how many realtors buy a house , homestead the place for a couple of years then sell it? Hint: the number is a lot higher then people might think. There are a lot of ways to get around problems just by thinking outside of the box. Might it slow down the problem? Maybe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 7 points 3 years ago* So they're buying a new house every few years and selling the old one? If they have only one house at a time, I don't really care much. The issue is when billion dollar corporations buy up single family homes to rent out, not an individual buying a house to live in and sell it in a few years permalink fedilink source parent [–] Muddobbers@infosec.pub 5 points 3 years ago Utility usage? Pull up the last 6 months of, like, water use (since you need to have water so it's a solid metric). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 9 points 3 years ago (2 children) I mean, if they lie about their primary residency, that's a whole set of legal problems they've got themselves in permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] reallynotnick@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Even if they lie requiring X months would at least put a cap on how many they could own since there are only 12 months in the year. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) Iirc primary residency is already living in a single home more than 6 months out of a year, or where you lived the majority of the time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] reallynotnick@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago True I guess I was reading more into the original comment on taxing more than appreciation and such. I know there are tax benefits to primary residence already, which maybe covers their original idea, but I figured it would be even higher taxes for foreigners for non-primary residence or something was what they were suggesting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] andrewta@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Technically true but want to guess how many realtors buy a house , homestead the place for a couple of years then sell it? Hint: the number is a lot higher then people might think. There are a lot of ways to get around problems just by thinking outside of the box. Might it slow down the problem? Maybe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 7 points 3 years ago* So they're buying a new house every few years and selling the old one? If they have only one house at a time, I don't really care much. The issue is when billion dollar corporations buy up single family homes to rent out, not an individual buying a house to live in and sell it in a few years permalink fedilink source parent
[–] reallynotnick@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Even if they lie requiring X months would at least put a cap on how many they could own since there are only 12 months in the year. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) Iirc primary residency is already living in a single home more than 6 months out of a year, or where you lived the majority of the time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] reallynotnick@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago True I guess I was reading more into the original comment on taxing more than appreciation and such. I know there are tax benefits to primary residence already, which maybe covers their original idea, but I figured it would be even higher taxes for foreigners for non-primary residence or something was what they were suggesting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) Iirc primary residency is already living in a single home more than 6 months out of a year, or where you lived the majority of the time permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] reallynotnick@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago True I guess I was reading more into the original comment on taxing more than appreciation and such. I know there are tax benefits to primary residence already, which maybe covers their original idea, but I figured it would be even higher taxes for foreigners for non-primary residence or something was what they were suggesting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] reallynotnick@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago True I guess I was reading more into the original comment on taxing more than appreciation and such. I know there are tax benefits to primary residence already, which maybe covers their original idea, but I figured it would be even higher taxes for foreigners for non-primary residence or something was what they were suggesting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Technically true but want to guess how many realtors buy a house , homestead the place for a couple of years then sell it? Hint: the number is a lot higher then people might think. There are a lot of ways to get around problems just by thinking outside of the box. Might it slow down the problem? Maybe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 7 points 3 years ago* So they're buying a new house every few years and selling the old one? If they have only one house at a time, I don't really care much. The issue is when billion dollar corporations buy up single family homes to rent out, not an individual buying a house to live in and sell it in a few years permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 7 points 3 years ago* So they're buying a new house every few years and selling the old one? If they have only one house at a time, I don't really care much. The issue is when billion dollar corporations buy up single family homes to rent out, not an individual buying a house to live in and sell it in a few years permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Muddobbers@infosec.pub 5 points 3 years ago Utility usage? Pull up the last 6 months of, like, water use (since you need to have water so it's a solid metric). permalink fedilink source parent