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omgwtfbyobbq • today at 9:51 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Yeah, that's unlikely. There are certain classes of renters it can't be passed on to during their rental term, but I'm guessing it can and likely would in general.

People can also sell their land/homes and move. It's less liquid than other assets, but less doesn't mean people won't sell/leave.


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sokoloff • today at 10:05 PM

In Massachusetts it’s legal to pass on real property tax increases during the term of a residential lease, provided the lease contains specific clauses. (Most leases do, as a result.) And most commercial leases are triple-net, meaning the tenant is also on the hook for increases.

I would be surprised if most land consumption taxes (whether structured as property or land) would not get directly passed through to the beneficial consumers of that land quite quickly, or for their privilege to consume that land to be terminated/non-renewed at the expiration.

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