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Comment on Empty homes are on the rise. So why aren't they being used to solve the housing shortage?

Here in Belgium you pay an extra tax on unoccupied homes. Unless you can prove you’re working on getting it up to standards, but there are hard time limits on those permits.

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Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
That’s great. Does it work out how it’s intended.

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- Kyrgizion@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Sorta. It’s being somewhat selectively enforced. Certain people always seem to be able to skirt the rules without consequences.
  
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  - ook@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Oh oh, I know. They got money?
    
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Dojan@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I like the sound of this.

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