A legal setback has thrown the future of a proposed tax on luxury second homes into doubt after a judge ruled the city must halt and rework its implementation process. The decision follows concerns over the tax’s legality and administrative rollout, leaving property owners and officials uncertain about next steps. With the city now required to restart the process, stakeholders await clarity on whether—and how—the policy will proceed. The ruling underscores ongoing disputes over how to regulate high-value residential properties in the face of legal challenges.
A judge added to confusion over a tax on high-end second homes, also known as pieds-à-terre, when he ordered the city to scrap and restart the rollout of the tax.
