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Judge orders pause of Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax rollout after homeowners sue
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Key Points:
- A Staten Island judge has temporarily blocked the enforcement of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax, pausing the rollout amid a lawsuit by homeowners claiming wrongful tax notices.
- The temporary restraining order requires the city to remove the public tax roll and halt issuing further notices until the next hearing on August 31.
- The lawsuit alleges the city incorrectly flagged primary residences as subject to the tax and criticizes the public release of property information, but does not challenge the tax’s legality.
- The pied-à-terre tax targets non-primary residences valued at $5 million or more and certain condos/co-ops valued at $1 million or more, aiming to address the city’s budget gap.
- Mayor Mamdani has pledged to vigorously defend the tax in court, while plaintiffs’ attorney Randy Mastro praised the ruling for protecting homeowners’ rights.
