In San Diego we're voting on a new property tax that only applies to nonprimary residences.

The landed gentry want you to believe that they can't be touched unless you're willing to kick your grandmother to the street, but we can absolutely write taxes that apply more narrowly, and sensible tax policy leads to better outcomes and fewer market distortions than hamfisted regulation.

Toronto has had a vacancy tax for a couple of years now:

* https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/property-taxes-util...