Comments by "KITTY" (@kitty2527) on "Ghost houses - time to tax the owners of uninhabited homes? đź‘» | TVNZ Breakfast" video.

  1.  @randymagnum7817  Yes, But if the house is in a neighbourhood then it is subject to law and regulations. That is why in houses that leaves materials that may give rise to fires in summer time gets fined. If a neglected house are run down and with rodents running everywhere, it is a health hazard. If you live next to a hoarder, your quality of life is going to be impacted. Hence, yes it your money but there are laws governing over properties because it concerns safety and security issues. Westerners in general has a frame of mind on borderless freedom and human right and not human lives or the quality of it impacted by a selfish individuals so when it is not exercise properly, things happen. I do respect your views though but a community will only thrive when ppl put aside a little of themselves.
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  2. Not when it effects your neighbours or the community.
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  3. It not the same, unoccupied house can be a hazard when neglected over time and it also devalues the surrounding houses, The main function of a house is to provide a roof over one's head and for those who can afford a 2nd or 3rd home and not rent out nor look after it will create a false image that there are a shortage of houses when there is not. This can lead to govt releasing more lands than unneccsary and fuel this FOMO (FEAR OF LOSING OUT) attitude that ppl need to hoard up on properties. This can directly impact housing loans, interest rates, insurance and the GDP of country when it is out of control. Insurance premium will increase when the neighbouring houses is near or next to a ghost house cos decay, rodents and fire hazard are important factors for the underwriter to consider when providing home insurance to owners, most insurance companies do not offer insurance to an empty house as well, Theft and having homeless ppl wandering in and occupying the house including drug addicts or crimminals offence to take place (such as sexual assault) are also a safety concern for everybody living in the area. Housing create neighbour which in turn also forms a vibrant community, in Canada, alot of Mainland Chinese bought heaps of properties, drive up property prices, propety taxes causing economic hardships to retirees and just let it emptied and neglected for a long time. Overtime, this neighbourhood became a ghost town and the community spirit was destroyed. Hence, socially, economically, morally, politically and safety concerns, owners who bought houses, let it empty, not checking on it or allowing an agent to care for it should be taxed heavily cos they are doing alot of damage to the social fabric of a country by hoarding on houses and letting it rot at the expense of the community. Trust me, you will not want to have a ghost house next to you or across the street, it really a fire hazard and all rodents and homeless ppl going in, is going to make it worse cos the whole place smell of urine and human waste. Remember, surrounding area weigh 60% and the internal house is only 40% cos no point the interior of your house is beautiful but the surrounding neighbourhood sucks with rolls of empty houses falling apart and yucky neighbours.
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  4.  @ngaftp  Yes, I am aware of that but in real life not everybody played by the rules, if each one has this civic mindfullness, we would not have so much issues today. That why there is a saying, our neighbours and neighbourhood matters more than the house. Where we live and who we lived with matters, location matters, good ppl = better quality of life. Selfish ppl = lots of headache.
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  5. You are so right. I really hate the rodents, urine and human waste in such houses and what a waster of resources.
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  6.  @Kiwistoicist  And rights are regulated by law.
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  7.  @thecurrentmoment  No, The Crown does not, that why NZ govt can decide during trade agreements on which countries can buy NZ properties. NZ and Australia have their own soverign rights on how they should be governed and like all countries we have laws and systems in place, only thing is do ppl abide by those laws and are the laws too lax or ....Town councils empowered sufficiently by law to do the needful.
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  8. Unoccupied house can be a hazard when neglected over time and it also devalues the surrounding houses, The main function of a house is to provide a roof over one's head and for those who can afford a 2nd or 3rd home and not rent out nor look after it will create a false image that there are a shortage of houses when there is not. This can lead to govt releasing more lands than unneccsary and fuel this FOMO (FEAR OF LOSING OUT) attitude that ppl need to hoard up on properties. This can directly impact housing loans, interest rates, insurance and the GDP of country when it is out of control. Insurance premium will increase when the neighbouring houses is near or next to a ghost house cos decay, rodents and fire hazard are important factors for the underwriter to consider when providing home insurance to owners, most insurance companies do not offer insurance to an empty house as well, Theft and having homeless ppl wandering in and occupying the house including drug addicts or crimminals offence to take place (such as sexual assault) are also a safety concern for everybody living in the area. Housing create neighbour which in turn also forms a vibrant community, in Canada, alot of Mainland Chinese bought heaps of properties, drive up property prices, propety taxes causing economic hardships to retirees and just let it emptied and neglected for a long time. Overtime, this neighbourhood became a ghost town and the community spirit was destroyed. Hence, socially, economically, morally, politically and safety concerns, owners who bought houses, let it empty, not checking on it or allowing an agent to care for it should be taxed heavily cos they are doing alot of damage to the social fabric of a country by hoarding on houses and letting it rot at the expense of the community. Trust me, you will not want to have a ghost house next to you or across the street, it really a fire hazard and all rodents and homeless ppl going in, is going to make it worse cos the whole place smell of urine and human waste. Remember, surrounding area weigh 60% and the internal house is only 40% cos no point the interior of your house is beautiful but the surrounding neighbourhood sucks with rolls of empty houses falling apart and yucky neighbours.
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