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

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Agreed, I'd drastically increase the vacant property taxes such that they might approximate income taxes for a leased property. Seems simpler for the same effect.