Judge voids NYC pied-à-terre tax notices, forcing Mamdani administration to restart rollout
A Staten Island judge has voided the New York City administration's initial rollout of the pied-à-terre tax, ordering Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s office to redo the process. Judge Wayne Ozzi ruled that the city failed to conduct proper due diligence before mailing notices to approximately 17,000 homeowners and publishing a list of 900,000 properties. The ruling eliminates the city’s exemption process, which the judge deemed an 'unlawful burden shifting' on residents. While the city has appealed the decision to maintain the implementation timeline, the ruling forces a complete restart of the notification process ahead of the October 6 deadline.