I strongly support this and I hope that the rest of the county follows suit. There has been a vacant cash checking location close to our house since we moved in 4 years ago, and the only activity it saw was a taco stand that operated out of the parking lot. Rather than open a new business, the owners instead fenced off the lot, taking away the only positive business occurring in the area. The incentives for these property owners need to change so that our community is not a sad, blighted shade of itself.

If revitalizing Downtown/Midtown Sacramento is so important, the everyday lay people should not be the sole option. These vacant buildings and lots are a big part of why people don’t come downtown, and the city should do something to stimulate the situation and for these property owners to get renters in buildings and bare the burden of Downtown’s decline in revenue

Sacramento should take measures to decrease likelihood that land and property owners encourage blighted property and vacant buildings and lots. This is a foundational step.

Vacant buildings are a serious problem in Sacramento. Too many boarded windows and chain link fences because it's an easy write off for investment groups. Hopefully a vacancy tax would help fill these spaces with more housing and small businesses that the city so desperately needs.

Super support! Have worked at multiple businesses downtown. A steep tax or buy up the property and let small businesses Pop up. The city should do SOMETHING about all the vacancies.

Sacramento is an amazing city plagued by blight. Introducing a vacant properties tax will encourage investors and make us out to be the world-class city we always claim to be. It's hard to bring out of towners to my city and tell them "well it's really beautiful if you ignore all the empty and decaying buildings." Turn some of the vacancies into shelters and house the people who are already camping inside them anyway.

Sacramento needs this! Vacant properties are not just write offs. Enough with the chain link fences. Either invest and commit or pay the consequence of harboring trash, reducing property values, and taking up what could be valuable housing or commercial space to pump money in to the local economy. Enough is enough.

Real estate is a precious, finite resource. If someone isn't interested in developing a property or lot, the city should be promoting them to sell it to someone who is. Additionally, landlords will be less likely to overprice properties, which leads to higher costs for everyone. It's long overdue for Sacramento to have a vacancy tax.

I strongly support adopting a vacant property tax in Sacramento. Our city cannot grow and thrive while large landlords continue to hold properties vacant, refusing to sell or put them to productive use. These empty buildings and lots create blight, reduce the vitality of our neighborhoods, and prevent families and small businesses from finding much-needed space.

Sacramento is facing a housing crisis and a need for stronger local economies. When property owners treat land as an investment vehicle instead of a community asset, the result is stagnation. A vacant property tax would provide an incentive for these landlords to either sell or develop their holdings, opening up opportunities for housing, local businesses, and community spaces.

This is not about punishing property owners who are in transition or making good faith efforts to improve their lots—it’s about addressing a pattern of speculation by a small number of large landlords who hold properties for years without contributing to the city’s growth. In the meantime, taxpayers shoulder the costs of public safety, infrastructure, and neighborhood services that these vacant parcels do not fairly support.

Sacramento deserves vibrant, lived-in neighborhoods where residents and small businesses can thrive. A vacant property tax is a practical tool to discourage land hoarding and encourage investment in the city’s future. I urge you to move forward with this policy.

I am a resident of Sacramento and live across the street from a vacant home that had been abandoned by a developer. This house has caused countless issues for the families on our street, including break-ins, open drug use, and prostitution. We are not safe on our street because of one vacant home. Aside from public safety concerns, vacant houses in livable condition are an affront to the housing and rental crisis happening in Sacramento. Local small businesses have had to close due to high rent costs… then these storefronts sit empty. These landlords are a burden on city resources! Sacramento city council must protect its residents and every day working people
over landlords and corporate property developers/mgmt companies. Strong support!

Landlords need to face consequences for leaving homes and businesses vacant. Vacant homes and properties represent a safety issue and fire risk.

Property owners sitting on undeveloped or underdeveloped lots have caused enough damage to the city to prevent necessary and diverse housing to fill our needs and reduced attractiveness for business and cultural improvement. A vacant lot tax and system for maximizing property density is a step in the right direction.

Sacramento should not engage in a vacant property tax measure and they should not waste resources putting any question on a ballot. Sacramento should incentivize development with a carrot and not a stick approach.

As a resident of the greater Sacramento Area and downtown worker, I support this wholeheartedly. Commercial real estate interests are sitting on properties and it's hurting our city's residents. Use the land you own or get out!

This city is becoming unaffordable for regular renters. Meanwhile, commercial property owners let buildings sit vacant without penalty. This is a step in the right direction. Next let’s see a tax on owners with multiple single family homes they don’t live in.

It’s about time we crackdown on these landlords who are nothing more than parasites in our society. Landlords provide zero benefit to society and are only making housing access and affordability worse. While living off of everyone’s rent payments and government subsidies. It’s about time we stop giving handouts to the landlord class and support our communities.

Strong support. It’s time we invest fully to our city, and a vacancy tax checks two necessary boxes: income, and building a stronger local economy.

A tax and enhanced enforcement is absolutely needed. There are many empty lots and blighted buildings that have sat vacant for years. The lots are frequently neglected, leading to overgrown vegetation and act as an illegal dumping ground, both of which increase the city's costs of enforcement and maintenance. Many businesses are struggling or have closed due to rising rent costs, yet there's hundreds of commercial spaces that are left vacant, only serving to inflate rents. Many of these buildings are neglected by the property owners and fall into disrepair.

I am a resident of district 6. We need infill housing development and active businesses to address homelessness and boost our local economy. I support a vacant property tax to incentivize the development and active use of these properties.

I strongly support a vacancy tax. We are experiencing a housing and homelessness crisis and yet so many buildings are sitting empty. The owners of these vacant properties need an incentive to repair, lease, or sell so that they can be put to productive use.