NY Court Revives Challenge to Nassau County Property Tax System

Homeowners in predominately non-White communities will get another chance to challenge Nassau County, NY’s property tax system as unconstitutionally discriminatory after a state appeals court revived their proposed class action Wednesday.

“Their allegations that they paid a disproportionate share of property taxes pursuant to an illegally imposed assessment system are sufficient to establish standing,” Justice Betsy Barros wrote for the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department.

The homeowners cited the state top court’s closely watched 2024 decision reviving Tax Equity Now New York’s challenge to New York City’s arcane property tax system. That case is currently back before ...