Landlords should have to pay income tax on their rental properties regardless of whether they're rented out or not. ( gothamist.com )

psycho_driver , 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

I don’t know about this, but the non occupant owners should have to pay obscene property taxes and then reduce the rates for owner-occupants to a reasonable level.

bluGill , 10 months ago

If buying a house isn't right for you - and for many renting should be the better option - then you will be forced to pay a lot more so the landlord can recover not only the cost of the building, but also that much higher taxes. In effect you are pushing people who really shouldn't buy a house to buy one anyway.

Zarxrax , 10 months ago

If they keep the price reasonable to begin with, then the unit doesn’t go vacant, and they don’t have to pay the vacancy tax.