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[quote=Anonymous]Here's the proposal:

Additional land tax on privately held land.

One rate for developed, but blighted/undermaintained/absentee landlord/slumlord at a rate that if not paid, would rapidly exceed the value of the land in a few years, so that it can be taken and turned over in a sheriffs sale
Another rate for underdeveloped land (low density)
And tax the living crap out of undeveloped land.

Exemptions/discounts on those taxes could be provided for cases of things like sites of historical/cultural/other value and for providing affordable housing.

That would address blighted properties.
That would address NIMBYism
And it would create more housing.  It would serve as a disincentive for lower density and   And the tax revenue generated would provide housing for qualified homeless (lived in the District for x years prior and in an appropriate treatment/rehab program if needed)

Would also need to keep an eye on zoning as "elite" neighborhoods would try to keep themselves zoned low density.[/quote]

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