Homeowners file suit challenging Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax

Homeowners file suit challenging Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax  CNN

A trio of Big Apple homeowners have filed suit to delay the state’s controversial new tax on luxury second homes -- claiming Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration bungled the rollout.

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.

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.