Briones: How about a vacant unit tax for commercial properties, Ottawa?

empty for more than six months reported that the tax was the motivation they needed to find a tenant . With 24 Sussex Drive sitting empty for months and utility bills still soaring , I think it’s time for Ottawa to consider implementing a similar vacant unit tax for commercial properties . It would push landlords to either decrease rents to fill spaces or encourage creativity and fairer , more sustainable practices . This article discusses the implementation of a new vacant unit tax for residential properties in Ottawa, Canada. The tax is intended to increase affordable housing by discouraging owners from keeping livable homes without tenants for six months or more a year. The article then suggests

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