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Could vacancy fines ease state’s housing crisis? Vancouver tries it, with mixed results

California has a housing shortage, so the idea of a big, faceless corporation keeping thousands of homes empty for months is pretty frustrating. But a new proposal in California is aimed at changing that by allowing cities and counties to impose vacancy fines. The intent is to let local governments levy charges on corporate-owned homes […]

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