A New York Appeals Court has cleared the way for New York City's far-left Mayor Zohran Mamdani to impose a tax on high-end second homes.
Over the summer, Mamdani implemented a so-called luxury property tax on second homes valued at $5 million or more. The property tax also affected certain co-ops valued over $1 million.
Mamdani doxxed the homeowners after his Department of Finance published a database listing the names and addresses of the 960,000 properties.
"As per State law, a property roll was released for public inspection. From this list, DOF will identify properties that may be subject to the new non-primary residence property surcharge," a Mamdani spox previously told Fox News.
Affluent homeowners said the database and doxxing could lead to harassment and violence.
Homeowners previously filed a lawsuit in New York's Supreme Court to stop Mamdani's property tax.
The lawsuit argues that New York City bungled the execution of the new tax by "arbitrarily and capriciously" forcing hundreds of thousands of residents to prove they do not owe the tax.
In August, Staten Island Supreme Court Judge Wayne Ozzi temporarily blocked Mamdani's property tax as the lawsuit makes it way through the legal system.
New York City appealed and halted the judge's restraining order.
In September, Judge Ozzi ordered NYC to scrap the rollout of the tax.
On Wednesday, a New York Appeals Court overturned the lower court and cleared the way for Mamdani to move forward with his tax, the New York Times reported.
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