Overview
- Richmond County Supreme Court Judge Wayne Ozzi listened to arguments Monday and did not issue a ruling, instead giving both sides more time to file submissions.
- The city says it obtained 2025 state tax data, rescinded many early mailings, and reduced the group told they may owe the surcharge from about 17,000 to roughly 10,800 owners.
- New York extended the deadline to apply for an exemption to October 6 and reports thousands of exemption applications started with several thousand approved as of late August.
- Homeowners led by attorney Randy Mastro seek annulment of the initial letters and removal of the public property roll, arguing the rollout exposed private data and wrongly shifted the burden to prove residency.
- City attorneys, including Corporation Counsel Steven Banks, counter that plaintiffs lack a live legal injury because the city later found those plaintiffs are not subject to the tax and that the surcharge’s final revenue and enforceability remain uncertain.