Former Bloomberg commissioner blasts pied-à-terre tax with lawsuit filed against Mamdani

You’re guilty until you prove yourself innocent in Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s city.

Some New York City homeowners are arguing that they have been improperly targeted by the tax on high-end second homes, also known as pieds-à-terre.

A group of New York City homeowners sued Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s finance director over the rollout of the new pied-à-terre tax Friday.

New York City homeowners file lawsuit challenging rollout of Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax  CNN

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is implementing a tax on high-end second homes in the city. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images 3 NYC homeowners are suing Mamdani over the rollout of the pied-á-terre tax. Second homes worth millions of dollars could be subject to the levy. The homeowners allege that their re

New York City was sued by a group of homeowners seeking to delay the rollout of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new pied-à-terre tax, saying the publication of a list of properties that could be subject to the levy has caused “mass confusion” and invited “unwarranted scrutiny” of their personal information.

The governor's office says it will pursue New Yorkers who dodge income taxes by claiming to live outside the city—or register their cars out of state.