Judge orders Mamdani administration to cancel pied-à-terre tax notices and start over
The ruling leaves New York City's tax on luxury second homes in place but wipes out the thousands of warnings the city mailed this summer.
A Staten Island judge dismissed New York City's rollout of its new pied-à-terre tax, instructing Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration to cancel the notices sent to property owners and begin the process all over again. State Supreme Court Justice Wayne Ozzi emphasized that the city must thoroughly review all available information before determining if a property is a second home subject to the tax, ensuring the records supporting their claim are provided.
The city had anticipated generating at least $500 million annually from the surcharge, one of Mamdani's prominent proposals to tax the wealthy. Despite the court's decision, the administration plans to appeal the ruling shortly, with an automatic stay anticipated upon the appeal filing.
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