A legal setback has thrown the future of a proposed tax on luxury second homes into uncertainty 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 awaiting further clarification. With no immediate timeline for reinstatement, stakeholders now face delays as the city reassesses its approach. The ruling underscores ongoing disputes over how—and whether—the tax will proceed.
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.
