Comment by grawprog

And then the owners can do what they did in Vancouver and rent the properties out to students for a couple months before tax time, claim the lots aren't vacant and avoid the tax, then jack up the rent so high they're forced to move.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-04-16/college-k...

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/vancouver/in-van...