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.

    • @ghost_of_faso2@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      30•2 years ago

      now compare the amount of homeless people in both, also you linked the same article twice

      btw now you have edited your article remind me, is russia a socilaist country or a neo-liberal one, like the USA?

      you have linked me info of Russian from 2010-present, in what way am I remotely suggesting a capitalist, neo-liberal country is what im adovcating for?

        • bagend [he/him]English
          29•2 years ago

          Russia has a capitalist, pro-landlord economy, just like the US…

          • @ATQ@lemm.eeEnglish
            1•2 years ago

            Haha. Ok !lemmygrad 😂🤣😂. Here’s your L. Have a nice day.

            • @ghost_of_faso2@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
              32•2 years ago

              mfw countries where the median income is 10% of the USA’s can provide more housing for the people living in it, you are so cucked lmao

            • Thordros [he/him, comrade/them]English
              25•2 years ago

              I think it’s pretty hilarious that you assume everybody opposed to capitalism is Russian, and use that as a counter-example for why “communism” is failing today.

              Did history stop for you in 1991 or something? The neoliberals won; Russia has been a hyper-capitalist abomination living in the corpse of the USSR for over three decades now. Why would we care that Russia sucks? Everybody knows it sucks now.

              • came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]English
                23•2 years ago

                “socialism is when you’re in russia. the more russia you are in, the more socialism is what’s wrong america #1 football hotdog toby keith.” - the diabetic gym teacher who taught this guy’s social studies class.

            • keepcarrot [she/her]English
              12•2 years ago

              I’ve read and re-read this thread… Do you think Russia is currently communist? Like… Putin is a communist, the United Russia Party is communist etc etc. Is this actually your belief?