Greens call on landlords of 1700 empty houses to pay levy to help homeless

David Fitzsimons
Updated August 17 2017 - 7:36am, first published 7:30am
EMPTY: Janelle Baylis and Stephen Nugent outside a Summer Street East house they said had been vacant for some time. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0816jkhousing1
EMPTY: Janelle Baylis and Stephen Nugent outside a Summer Street East house they said had been vacant for some time. Photo: JUDE KEOGH 0816jkhousing1

Landlords of about 1700 unoccupied houses in Orange would be forced to pay a levy to fund housing projects for homeless people under a Greens party plan.

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David Fitzsimons

I am a senior journalist at the Central Western Daily concentrating on council, government and real estate issues. Before moving to Orange I filled senior roles at the Daily Telegraph, Daily Telegraph-Mirror and the Daily Mirror in Sydney. They included being an editor, news editor, chief of staff and reporter.

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