Appellate Court Affirms Ruling for Apartment Complex Seeking Tax Relief

MINEOLA, N.Y. - A New York appellate court has affirmed a lower court decision allowing the owners of a mold-contaminated and water-damaged apartment complex to seek significant tax relief because of the damage. In the matter of Archstone Communities Trust v. Board of Assessors and/or The Assessors of the County of Nassau, No. 2009-03581 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., App. Div., 2nd Dept.).

The New York Supreme Court Appellate Division, Second Department, agreed that any failure on the part of Archstone Communities Trust to provide documentation demanded by local assessors was not willful and was not grounds to dismiss Archstone's petition for …