S.F. landlords, property owners sue to block voter-approved vacancy tax
&quot;“The government cannot compel a property owner to rent his or her property to third parties without violating” the Takings Clause of the U.S. Constitution, the lawsuit said.&quot;<p>A vacancy tax no more compels someone to rent their property than an income tax compels me to be unemployed. Feels like the kind of lazy argument you&#x27;d lob up just to give your fellow rich people an opportunity to bail you out in a hyper undemocratic way.