Quoting%20commentary for Sukkah 70:8

ושל דמאי מ"ט דבית הלל כיון דאי בעי מפקר להו לנכסיה והוי עני וחזי ליה השתא נמי לכם קרינא ביה דתנן מאכילין את העניים דמאי ואת אכסניא דמאי

If it was demai. What is the reason of Beth Hillel? Because, if he wishes, he may declare his property to be ownerless and thereby become a poor person and he could benefit [from demai]-- now also we apply to it the expression "of yours." For we have learned: Poor men and quartered troops may be fed with demai.

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