New York state is facing new lawsuits over its controversial pied-à-terre tax.  On Monday, hotelier and developer Steve Wynn, former commerce secretary Wilbur Ross and his wife, philanthropist Hilary Geary Ross, filed a lawsuit in Suffolk County Supreme Court over the levy, which adds to the property tax bills of owners of second homes in New York City. Lawmakers approved the surcharge as part of the state’s budget in May, and officials began notifying potentially eligible taxpayers in July. The city is already facing challenges to the rollout of the tax, including one by Staten Island homeowners, but the lawsuits filed […]

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