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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unconstitutional..

The govt is trying to tell owners of private land who they can and cannot sell to.  Why shouldn't owners be allowed to sell their properties to someone who is willing to pay over asking price while a renter would only want to pay asking price?

Typical for Dems - more govt control over everything. [/quote]

Hate to break it to you but America has had property controls and restrictions on what you can and can't do with your land ever since the Pilgrims stepped off the Mayflower in 1620.  Historians on planning and building controls have documented it.

But that said, the problem IS people paying more than asking price.  They are creating artificial bubbles in real estate costs.[/quote]

Wrong
 
This is the govt trying to control your ability to sell it to whomever you wish.  This is even closer to communism. The govt can tell you what you can and can't do with your land.  They have never tried before to control who you can and cannot sell your private property to.  Eminent domain is not an apt comparison before you try to point to that. [/quote]

Renters right if first refusal is not a new thing. Already exists in a bunch of places. It doesn't impact what a landowner can do with their land, as it only applies if you decide to sell it. If this upsets you, ordinary zoning laws must absolutely enrage you. After all, how dare the government tell you that you can't put a factory in a lot in a residential neighborhood. It's your land, right?[/quote]

All these things do is disincentivize people from becoming landlords... and you have even more shortages.[/quote]

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