Politik: Entscheidung des State Supreme Court: Einführung von Zweitwohnsitzsteuer in New York erneut gestoppt

New York's State Supreme Court has once again halted plans to introduce a second-home tax, citing the city's improper publication of real estate information. Judge Wayne Ozzi ruled that property owners had incorrectly requested exemptions. Instead of forcing the city to remove a supplementary list of over 900,000 potentially tax-penalty properties, Ozzi replaced it with a more restricted list.

This decision followed a similar ruling in August, though a court of appeals had managed to suspend the order. Matt Rauschenbach, a spokesperson for Mayor Zohran Mamdani, stated that the city would seek to suspend the order again. The city filed an appeal on Tuesday night, and if upheld, the tax would need to be implemented from scratch.

The tax applies to single-family houses with a market value of at least $5 million, co-op apartments worth $1 million or more, and condominiums worth $1 million or more. Initially, a deadline of August was set for exemption applications, which was later extended to September due to criticism over the process' implementation. The extension was further pushed to October.

The constitutionality of the tax is also being challenged; however, it was decided on the same day that other homeowners, including former US Trade Representative Wilbur Ross and casino mogul Steve Wynn, filed lawsuits questioning the constitutionality of the tax, arguing that it unfairly disadvantages those whose primary residence is outside New York City's five boroughs.