[grebc]

Harming others is a stretch.

You’re also assuming every vacancy has this pigeon holed financial setup. A LOT of commercial property is freehold.

I’m honestly at a bit of a loss that people feel they can tell others what to do with their property because it’s vacant. That’s not how society works, and it won’t change to that either.

[em-bee]

if the society decides that they don't want properties to stay empty, then that's exactly how it works. and yes, it will change to that if people want it. german cities are already discussing options how to motivate owners to fill their properties through various incentives including legal ones.

[grebc]

Good luck!

No one was really discussing in a EU context though.