No, I am just pointing out that there is a resource misallocation, and people don't have to suffer poverty.

And I also think that people simply deserve some equity (large portion of total economic assets in our society was created by our ancestors), just by virtue of being part of the society. UBI is just a dividend from that equity.

Do empty apartments incentivize creativity and innovation? No, there is no reason to accommodate them, anyone who makes money by making life worse for others should expect society to take their stuff sooner or later.

Is it "stealing" if its something unused and actually needed for basic life and decency by other people?

I'd just progressively tax them so that it's more economical to sell those empty apartments then to hoard them, which is currently incentivised. I know. I own 3 apartments not used for anything and keeping them off the market costs me less than single minimum wage.

I'm sorry for that. I intend to fix them up and rent them eventually. I just can't get my self around to actually doing it recently.