{"id":304992,"date":"2026-07-24T19:08:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/304992\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T19:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:08:28","slug":"mayor-mamdani-notifies-property-owners-of-new-pied-a-terre-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/304992\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Mamdani Notifies Property Owners of New Pied-\u00e0-Terre Tax\u202f"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK \u2013 Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Department of Finance (DOF) Commissioner Richard Lee began notifying property owners that they may be subject to the new \u201cpied-\u00e0-terre\u201d tax via mail. This\u202fmarks\u202fthe first step\u202fin implementing the tax \u2013 proposed in partnership with Governor Kathy Hochul and the State of New York \u2013 which applies to one- to three-family homes, condominiums,\u202fand co-ops when owners have a separate primary residence.<\/p>\n<p>To support property owners throughout the process, DOF has launched a dedicated webpage (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/npsurcharge\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nyc.gov\/npsurcharge<\/a>) featuring frequently asked questions, an eligibility tool, detailed guidance, and instructions for\u202fsubmitting\u202fdocumentation. The administration\u202falso funded 13 additional positions within DOF to implement the program and\u202fassist\u202fproperty owners and 11 additional staff positions at the Office of Administrative Tax Appeals (OATA) to support the administration of the surcharge.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cpied-\u00e0-terre\u201d tax was first announced alongside Governor Hochul this past April, as part of the Mayor\u2019s efforts to close a historic budget gap without slashing essential services or offsetting the cost onto working New Yorkers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I came into office, I made clear that our City would need long-term solutions to our city\u2019s long-term fiscal challenges,\u201d said Mayor Mamdani. \u201cOn Tax Day earlier this year, I promised that we would tax the rich, and with our new pied-\u00e0-terre tax, that is exactly what we have done. Today is the first step in implementing this tax and collecting critical revenue to fund our parks, schools and libraries. We will diligently implement this law and ensure that we collect what working New Yorkers \u2013 and this city \u2013 deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Mamdani administration and Department of Finance are committed to implementing the new non-primary residence property surcharge fairly and efficiently,\u201d said\u202fCommissioner Lee.\u202f\u201cWe have already taken the first steps in this process, including mailing\u202finitial\u202fnotifications, launching a dedicated webpage, and other resources to help property owners navigate the new requirements. As implementation continues, we will ensure the process is carried out transparently and with careful consideration at every step.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second home tax is a win for New York,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/20\/opinion\/second-home-tax-nyc-fairness.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a> The New York Times editorial board earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the dedicated webpage\u202f(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/npsurcharge\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nyc.gov\/npsurcharge<\/a>), DOF\u202fprepared\u202fextensive resources for property owners, including:<\/p>\n<p>Customer service representatives and 311 operators trained to answer questions about the surcharge and appeals\u202fprocess.A secure online account to help protect sensitive information for property owners to upload supporting documents and track their submissions.A dedicated team to review inquiries and supporting documentation.Staff specially trained to handle complex or unique cases.Internal review procedures to ensure consistent determinations.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the non-primary residence property surcharge, including eligibility requirements, instructions for\u202fsubmitting\u202fdocumentation and how to file an appeal, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/npsurcharge\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/npsurcharge\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nyc.gov\/npsurcharge <\/a>or call 311.<\/p>\n<p style=\"&#9;text-align: center;&#10;\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK \u2013 Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Department of Finance (DOF) Commissioner Richard Lee began notifying&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296340,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,56,63,65,64],"class_list":["post-304992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304992\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}