New York City Department of Finance

Rule Changes

Administers the lien sale and will publish the 2027 notice list.

New York City will sell unpaid property-tax and water debts to private trusts again in mid-2027, Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration said. The sale returns after the city suspended the 2026 sale for a review, and it falls short of Mamdani's campaign promise to stop the lien sale on Day One.

Updated Yesterday

Rule Changes

Bureau of Investigation reviewing the deed-fraud claim

A Brooklyn housing court judge refused on Oct. 30 to pause the eviction of Helen "Queen Afua" Robinson and her children, rejecting the city's first use of a 2023 state law that lets local governments freeze evictions during deed-fraud investigations. The city Law Department says it is still deciding whether to appeal.

Updated 2 days ago

Rule Changes

Won the appeal; the rollout continues.

A New York state appeals court ruled for the city in November, leaving the pied-à-terre tax rollout in place. The court had frozen a lower-court ruling that voided the rollout, and the city kept collecting while the appeal was pending.

Updated 6 days ago