N.Y. Landlords to Governor: Spare Us Taxes If We Can’t Evict (1)

A group of New York City landlords said they shouldn’t have to pay property taxes if they can’t throw out tenants who don’t pay their rent.

Three real estate companies made that argument in a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Manhattan against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who has declared a moratorium on evictions in response to the coronavirus outbreak until Aug. 20, as well as New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city’s Finance Department.

According to the lawsuit, the moratorium violates landlords’ property and due process rights and has created a “nightmare scenario” ...