San Diego leaders propose vacancy tax, community land trusts for housing crisis

San Diego’s new Democrat-dominated City Council is proposing several bold ideas to tackle the city’s affordable housing crisis, including creating community land trusts, a rent registry, vacancy taxes and forcing landlords to rent to people with pets.

Now the City Council, with an 8-1 Democratic majority and five new members, is proposing that San Diego begin exploring more aggressive ideas.The council said solving the housing crisis has become more important with the city’s greater focus on social equity. Residents of color are the most affected by scarce housing, members say.

Money generated by the tax would be used for additional subsidized housing construction and other help for renters. Two thirds of voters would have to support a ballot measure for such a tax.Oakland already has a vacancy tax, and Los Angeles voters are scheduled to vote on what city officials call “an empty homes tax” in 2022.

“Revenue received through this tax would go toward rental assistance, legal services for tenants and tenant outreach,” Moreno said. She proposed that the committee request that staff conduct a vacancy tax feasibility study and present the results by the end of the year.Campbell agreed, contending the tax “could replenish the housing stock while generating new city revenue.

Elo-Rivera also wants the city to study creating “community land trusts,” known as neighborhood land trusts, in some places.

How about we just set up some Tijuana tenements on this side if the border.

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