A legal setback has thrown the implementation of a proposed tax on high-end second homes into disarray, as a judge ruled the city must abandon and restart the process from scratch. The decision follows concerns over the tax’s legality and administrative rollout, leaving property owners and officials uncertain about next steps. With no immediate clarity on how—or when—the tax will proceed, stakeholders now face prolonged delays amid ongoing legal scrutiny. The ruling underscores the challenges of enforcing new policies in a contentious regulatory landscape.
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.
