[em-bee]

well i am not from a sane country i guess. keeping homes vacant is already illegal in germany in most places, and laws against vacant commercial properties are being discussed.

this is not just about how commercial property works, but this is about how urban planning works.

you keep insisting that i am a non-interested party. i am speaking for the city and the community. please explain to me how they are non-interested parties.

the needs of the community outweigh the needs of land and building owners. as an owner you are to serve the community. if you don't want to do that then you have no business being part of that community. we'll try to work with you to find an amicable solution, but if you refuse and leave your building abandoned then we can force you to sell. laws to that end already exist. they are used sparingly, but they are there if we really need them.