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More New Yorkers join legal fight to halt pied-à-terre tax after Mamdani's bungled rollout
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- Several New Yorkers, including real estate executive Kenneth Fishel, have joined a lawsuit challenging the state's new pied-à-terre tax, citing errors such as misdirected tax notices and difficulties filing exemptions.
- Fishel received a tax notice sent to a neighbor 30 floors below him, highlighting administrative mistakes in the city Department of Finance’s rollout of the tax on luxury second homes.
- Plaintiffs claim they have filed for exemptions but remain on the tax list due to the city's complicated and flawed exemption process, despite not being subject to the surcharge.
- The lawsuit follows a temporary pause granted by a Staten Island judge, which was later overturned on appeal after opposition from Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration.
- Homeowners affected report receiving estimated tax bills between $45,000 and $58,000, with some longtime residents and primary homeowners wrongly targeted by the new tax enforcement.
