https://pub-hamilton.escribemeetings...umentId=306964
Based on the vacant home tax proposal, 91% support the idea of a vacant home tax (VHT), and based on a 1% tax rate, the city's estimated revenue would be $17 million over five years. Estimated revenue of $4.3 million in the first year of VHT.
Vacant house is defined as "have been unoccupied for more than six months during the preceding calendar year"