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Elderly landlady leaves most of her properties to tenants (www.dutchnews.nl)

submitted 3 months ago by perishthethought@lemm.ee to c/upliftingnews@lemmy.world

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An 87-year-old woman from Lemiers in Limburg who owned substantial real estate in nearby Vaals has left most of it to her tenants in her will.

According to the Telegraaf, Anneliese Houppermans, who earned her money from a successful fruit and vegetable business, owned several houses in the community. She never married or had children, and her ties to her family had faded over the years.

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It should, IMO, be higher.

Especially when it's not your kids.

People dont understand how much money like 200.000$ actually is.

[–] HauntedCupcake@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It should be lower for 200.000$ then slide up to 100% on anything above 1.000.000$ or so

People inheriting 200.000$ aren't causing the huge gap in wealth inequality

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

As I understand it, there's several people getting houses. Exact figures aren't given, but it's likely she's given away close to a million here.

[–] HauntedCupcake@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

It would be taxed per recipient, so it wouldn't go into the 100% territory

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nah, 200k is almost half of what someone earns in a lifetime (and thats before taxes, food, rent...) but I guess there are a lot of temporary embarrassed millionaires out here :-)

[–] HauntedCupcake@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

I get what you're saying, and in my ideal world inheritance would be limited to personal effects with sentimental value. I just don't think being more extreme is going to get us anywhere, and definitely has different moral concerns regarding high value items with sentimental value