San Francisco Is Still Pushing to Turn Offices Into Homes
The city has not completed a single office-to-housing conversion, despite hopes to meet housing demand and inject life into empty downtowns.
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Judge Orders New York to Scrap Rollout of Second-Home Tax and Start Over
A Staten Island judge sided with a group of homeowners who had sued the city over its introduction of the tax, dealing a blow to Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Read MoreN.Y.C. Officials Defend Second-Home Tax Rollout and Move to Ease Worries
Mamdani administration officials said they had used new data to shrink the pool of properties potentially subject to the tax and extended the deadline for homeowners to prove city residency.
Read MoreHow New York’s Second-Home Tax Turned Into a Headache for Mamdani
The bumpy rollout of the tax created an opportunity for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s opponents to fight him in court and in the City Council.
Read MoreHow a Staten Island Lawsuit Is Challenging Mamdani’s Second-Home Tax
New York officials were already hurrying to roll out the tax. A lawsuit by homeowners, which persuaded a judge to issue a temporary pause, has made the process thornier.
Read MoreJudge’s Ruling on Second-Home Tax Deals Temporary Setback to Mamdani
A judge sided with homeowners who had sued New York City and argued that the introduction of the tax was mishandled. The city moved to appeal, meaning the rollout can proceed.
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Mamdani Faces Lawsuit Over Rollout of Second-Home Tax
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.
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