I don't rent to students anymore, but this is something stupid to say it nicely.. Providence RI wants to tax off campus undergrads. I wonder if anywhere else in the country is doing that. Btw, all universities/colleges in town don't pay property taxes. Me thinking what prevents them from buying up half the city and house them on campus. In summary, the proposed bills are

1. Buildings that only have undergrads as tenants require the landlord to maintain a special license. They can't get a license if they have code violations. Licenses cost $500 annually and can also be revoked.

2. Landlords will pay the city $300 per undergrad they house on a lease agreement annually.

Does this location have either a Per Capita, Occupancy or Right to Work tax?

There may be a way for the city to collect RE taxes on these homes.

For example: churches are exempt from federal taxes. But if they rent out space to a retail store or restaurant they must report this income separately and pay taxes on it.

That's how they do it. Dream up different things and different groups and figure a way to extract more money from them.

Back in the 1700's, England decided to tax tea. The people had enough and threw it in the ocean.(Boston Tea Party).

Again, after the country was formed, the govt decided they would have the whiskey tax. (Whisky tax rebellion soon followed).

And on and on and on. Income tax and property tax and a hundred others. Whenever a govt of any kind wants more for themselves and their friends and family they dream up another tax. To avoid the public backlash, they change the name of it to a "Fee". Fee for this, fee for that. They get together and decide how much they want and who they are going to take it from.They pick small groups, like landlords, etc. They sell it by saying "it's for protection of the kids, the underserved, the homeless,your safety and a hundred other things. If you don't want to pay, they enact penalties. They take your stuff, your house, your freedom. They fine you. They make examples of a few, publicly, to show the rest what happens if you don't submit. Their greed and thievery knows no limits.

Wheel tax on your car. "Registration" - a tax just to own your car, payable every year. "Registration" of your rentals. Next a per student/occupant tax, due often. Inspections. Fees to even own a place.

They want lifetime pay, full benefits, full retirement pay, health insurance fully paid for life for themselves, their families and their friends - all paid for by you, not them. They and their friends get to retire with plenty of money for the rest of their lives at 50. You get to work and pay until you are 80, if you live that long. If you don't, they take your social security and tax your estate.

I remember when there was a statement saying " if you have a govt job, you'll never be wealthy. It's to build a better society". The last 20 years that has morphed into, for most people, "if you can get a govt job you'll be set for life".

That's insane and makes no sense. Seems like things are pushing people away from getting that education and yet they say everyone should get one.

When will it reach the point that students decide college isn't worth it?

More LL will stop renting to students or raise the rent even more.

The tenants never figure out that they are the ones who are paying property tax increases and fees on rentals. Where I moved from (Central Oregon) they would float a special tax assessment for "parks" or "libraries" and it would be for millions more than needed for the park. Then when it passed, the money would go into the general fund.