Both. How is that so few of you understand that your lease is a contract. You will abide by the terms or be in violation (and evicted).
My leases state that all taxes (state, federal, local), with the exception of state property taxes, will be paid by the lessee in addition to the rent amount.
Every car lease, every major capital equipment lease, and every building lease has similar provisions, unless written by idiots.
So everybody that is renting a house, leasing a car, or renting a building will get zapped with a 30% increase in their rental costs on day one of the NRST.
End of this lesson of the obvious.
The "rent amount" includes costs the landlord pays now that will be gone under the nrst. That's what's being missed. Your myopia is preventing you from becoming informed.
"You are truly a fool - I don't know too many landlords, and certainly no commercial renters, who don't call out sales taxes as additional payments on top of rent and the responsibility of the leasee. You do the math. The renter pays it.
In my buildings the renter will pay it or be evicted. Welcome to the NRST."
"Are your buildings residential or commercial?"
"Both."
Do me a favor, balrog. Will you let me know, after the FairTax passes, when the first court date is for your eviction of a commercial tenant for not paying the sales tax that you levy on him?
I want to be there to see the look on your face when the judge tells you that the FairTax doesn't apply to business inputs and throws your eviction action out.