Pied-à-Terre Tax

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Exemption applications for NYC’s pied-à-terre tax see 55% success rate

The city sent nearly 40% of its initial pied-à-terre tax warnings erroneously.

October 9, 2026 - The City Reporter

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Mamdani sent nearly 6,000 pied-à-terre tax warnings to homes that didn’t qualify

A judge has ordered the administration to cancel thousands of pied-à-terre tax notices after it sent 35% of them erroneously.

October 3, 2026 - The City Reporter

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Over half of NYC luxury second properties may be exempt from pied-à-terre tax

Complicated laws around buildings owned by LLCs are making it difficult for NYC officials to determine which buildings can be taxed.

August 27, 2026 - Gothamist

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NYC “pied-à-terre” tax moves ahead amid court case

A city appeal has stayed a court order to halt the tax until it moves through a higher court.

August 18, 2026 - Spectrum News 1

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NYC announces new 'pied-à-terre tax' on second homes

The tax applies to homes worth over $5 million whose owners have other primary residences.

April 19, 2026 - The Architect's Newspaper

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Pied-à-Terre Tax Would Generate Significantly Less Revenue in NYC Than Estimated, Report Says

A pied-à-terre tax proposed by New York State legislators faced the scrutiny of the Independent Budget Office.

February 17, 2021 - The Real Deal

British Columbia

Luxury Condos for Sale in Vancouver as Non-Resident Owners Balk at New Taxes

A tax on non-resident property owners is working as it's intended, as a wave of luxury condo units hit the real estate market all over the city of Vancouver.

August 24, 2019 - The Province

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Changes to Proposed NYC Pied-à-Terre Tax Will Yield Less Revenue for Transit

The real estate intervened, and a proposed pied-à-terre tax became a mansion tax.

April 6, 2019 - City & State

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Another Transit Funding Fix Proposed in New York: a Non-Resident Luxury Apartment Tax

One way, or another, wealthy New Yorkers are probably going to end up contributing to the financial end of the equation for solutions to New York's public transit woes.

March 12, 2019 - Bloomberg

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