We need to start contemplating measures like this for Britain, but also offer landlords a quid pro quo.
The reforms also offer landlords an alternative route to repossession of a property that will reduce the burden on victims to give evidence in different court cases and avoid waiting months, sometimes years, for the perpetrator is evicted.
"We have tried to do everything to keep programs project-based so as not to lose these apartments in the Section 8 program or to offer landlords as much compensation as possible so they will accept the enhanced vouchers and remain in the program," he said.
Under the bill, which was introduced in the State Legislature in January, New York City could offer landlords a tax abatement equal to half the difference between a tenant's current rent and the fair market rent a landlord could charge, as assessed by the city.
While there are other groups in London who help artists find affordable studio space in disused properties, SET says it is the first to offer landlords "a competitive security alternative" and brand themselves "as a service instead of a tenant".
Innovative services now offer landlords and brokers online hubs for tracking inventory, syndicating verified listings with consumer sites and running analytics on property performance (a big step up versus old-fashioned spreadsheets or even file folders).
