I’d be fine if property taxes were also tied to household income, with no exceptions being made for rentals. Like, raise my taxes and make my income bracket pay 100%, but reduce the property tax rate for households with lower incomes so they can stay in their homes. All taxes should be fair and progressive. Landlords should have to pay full taxes to discourage rentals, unless that’s a shitty idea.
EDIT: actually, make the landlord’s tax rate be tied to the income of the tenants. If you can have low income tenants, you pay less tax. That’s also maybe a shitass idea, but it sounds nice on paper.
I’d be fine if property taxes were also tied to household income, with no exceptions being made for rentals. Like, raise my taxes and make my income bracket pay 100%, but reduce the property tax rate for households with lower incomes so they can stay in their homes. All taxes should be fair and progressive. Landlords should have to pay full taxes to discourage rentals, unless that’s a shitty idea.
EDIT: actually, make the landlord’s tax rate be tied to the income of the tenants. If you can have low income tenants, you pay less tax. That’s also maybe a shitass idea, but it sounds nice on paper.