Post #4217534
2026-07-20 16:47 UTC
@tess@mastodon.social @mhoye@cosocial.ca This is interesting but there are some aspects left out that I think ought to be addressed.
Where is the luxury housing being built? Is it in a geographically desirable neighborhood that is currently populated by poorer people?
What does it mean when you destroy 8 rent-controlled units to build 20 market-rate units?
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@tess@mastodon.social 2026-07-20 17:59
@fivetonsflax@tilde.zone @mhoye@cosocial.ca If you do something that will stop people from building in desirable areas, you effectively stop new housing construction. And in that case, people will still move into desirable areas and displace the people there by driving up rents; there will just be less housing available overall. What you need are laws that force people redeveloping affordable housing to find new housing for those affected.