Don't you think the property taxes play into the amount they have to pay for rent?If renters vote for a tax then they should have to pay for it just like everyone else does.
Adding a tax on top of rent in my opinion is fair. Rent is high to begin with, so are mortgages. If renters feel the effect of what they are voting on, they may feel differently about voting for things if they to will actually have to pay for.
then maybe i have misunderstood you? i thought you said if the landlord's tax is $10 for a 4 unit building, you want the 4 renters to pay $10 each, which equals $40??? That's $30 bucks more than what is due???
Yes you understood me correctly. 4 units =$40 in taxes paid. I want renters to feel the full force of that they are gleefully voting for.
I would consider each unit a "property" that should be taxed equally with everything else.
If a landlord doesn't consider his taxes when charging rent, it is his own fault, not the renters.