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Kevin Karhan :verified:

@housepanther @DamienMarieAtHope
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Make it a felony to leave #housing #vacant...

Kinda like the City State of Hamburg in Germany did with the "Housing Space Protection Act" since 1982:
landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/do

#Landlords violating it can and often do get their property repossesed, fixed up, and rented out at reduced rate by the state and the owners only get it back after paying all the costs and fees + fines for the whole ordeal.
hamburg.de/wohnraumschutz/4455

7 Aug 2023 at 13:21 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mstdn.social
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Meow :verified:

@kkarhan @DamienMarieAtHope That's just fucking awesome! We need to do that here.

7 Aug 2023 at 13:23 | Open on mstdn.goblackcat.com
Kevin Karhan :verified:

@housepanther @DamienMarieAtHope

After all, Germany's constitution basically defines #Property in the sense of a #SocialContract:

Article 14 Section 2 basically states: 'You get to keep property but you must use it for the common good'

And Section 3 basically restricts repossession disputes solely to the amount of compensation.
gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_

7 Aug 2023 at 13:28 | Open on mstdn.social
Kevin Karhan :verified:

@housepanther @DamienMarieAtHope

And despite this basic open-ended-ness that allows the state to basically take any property and just reimburse owners for doing so, investors ain't spooked, economy hasn't crashed and we ain't some communist dystopia as pictured in cold war propaganda.

In fact Germany is still rated best for lenders with a AAA+ rating.

#Ordoliberalism does work and I think we need more of regulation than less...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordolibe

@housepanther @DamienMarieAtHope

And despite this basic open-ended-ness that allows the state to basically take any property and just reimburse owners for doing so, investors ain't spooked, economy hasn't crashed and we ain't some communist dystopia as pictured in cold war propaganda.

In fact Germany is still rated best for lenders with a AAA+ rating.

7 Aug 2023 at 13:29 | Open on mstdn.social
Meow :verified:
Kevin Karhan :verified:

@housepanther @DamienMarieAtHope

The reason why #rent hasn't skyrocketed in my hometown compared to the average is because instead of "just #privatizing" by selling off public-owned assets like city-built #housing for cheap to #HedgeFunds and #BigRealEstate corporations, the city spun off said holdings into a #cooperative that has non-profit status, at least reducing any gentrification against seniors and low-income households.

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@housepanther @DamienMarieAtHope

The reason why #rent hasn't skyrocketed in my hometown compared to the average is because instead of "just #privatizing" by selling off public-owned assets like city-built #housing for cheap to #HedgeFunds and #BigRealEstate corporations, the city spun off said holdings into a #cooperative that has non-profit status, at least reducing any gentrification against seniors and low-income households.

7 Aug 2023 at 13:39 | Open on mstdn.social
Kevin Karhan :verified:

@housepanther @DamienMarieAtHope But then again my city also chooses to house refugees among the regular people and not just shove them into some containers at the edge of town with no access to anything for years, rightfully assuming that people seeking shelter want to find themselves a new home and integrate themselves locally.

Also it's harder for racists to convince people into hating refugees if they're on the first-name basis with one next door...
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leverkus

@housepanther @DamienMarieAtHope But then again my city also chooses to house refugees among the regular people and not just shove them into some containers at the edge of town with no access to anything for years, rightfully assuming that people seeking shelter want to find themselves a new home and integrate themselves locally.

7 Aug 2023 at 13:41 | Open on mstdn.social
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