Kansas City Proposes 'Vacancy Tax' As Abandoned Homes Burn

Aftermath report that signal urban neighborhood frustration with constant fires and neglected properties.

Here's a passage worthy of consideration . . .  

(Council-member Melissa) Patterson-Hazley also discussed the idea of a “vacancy tax”, a higher property tax that could incentivize selling or rehabilitating a vacant property. While a vacancy fee could easily be activated through an ordinance, a tax would have to be approved by voters, she explained.

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