Comments by "looseycanon" (@looseycanon) on "What if Rent Hikes were Prohibited?" video.

  1. The problem with rent controls is precisely the problem of limited supply upon creation of such policy. Hence, ALONE, these measures don't work. It needs to go hand in hand with other measures, such as empty home tax so high, the owner will put the home on the market not for rent, but for sale. Another policy, that needs to come, is relaxed zoning and REMOVING ecological requirements on new construction (idea being lowering construction costs). Also, telecommuting needs to be encouraged along with personal car ownership. The idea being, that you try to spread demand over larger area, eg. larger market, to the point, where public transport cannot provide efficiently any services.
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  2.  @xDarkSpotx  Not really. Just demand anually from owner to proof, that they are renting it out, by demanding copies of contracts and amendments. Sure, there are ways to circumvent even this, but, risk of losing the building as a whole, would be sufficient deterrent from lying. Truth is, taxes tied to properties are among the easiest to collect, hence why some states in the US prefer them to income tax.
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