@nicola @RickiTarr Most of the long-term vacant houses are likely to be uninhabitable. They may also be in places where there is no work.

Others are being cleaned-up or renovated between tenants.

One exception, in California, is the Ellis Act, which can create a perverse incentive to keep rent-controlled property vacant so they can escape from rent control after 5 years. #RepealTheEllisAct #YesOn33