Trump Tower tax refund ruling
What happened
promisedocumented The Trump-Equitable venture claimed statutory entitlement to the tax abatement.
- New York courts via The Washington Post: Trump-Equitable Fifth Avenue tax-abatement court record1981-07-22 · Complaint and ensuing tax-abatement decisions
actiondocumented The venture litigated the city's denial through the New York courts.
- New York courts via The Washington Post: Trump-Equitable Fifth Avenue tax-abatement court record1981-07-22 · Complaint and ensuing tax-abatement decisions
- New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division via OpenJurist: Trump-Equitable Fifth Avenue Co. v. City of New York1990-05-08 · Holding on abatement eligibility, refunds, and interest
outcomedocumented The appellate court ordered relief in favor of the venture.
- New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division via OpenJurist: Trump-Equitable Fifth Avenue Co. v. City of New York1990-05-08 · Holding on abatement eligibility, refunds, and interest
limitationdocumented The ruling did not assess the broader fairness or fiscal wisdom of the subsidy program.
- New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division via OpenJurist: Trump-Equitable Fifth Avenue Co. v. City of New York1990-05-08 · Holding on abatement eligibility, refunds, and interest
- Associated Press via Roanoke Times archive: Trump wins long fight for New York tax refund1990-07-29 · Tax-abatement litigation chronology and appellate result
People and organizations
- Trump-Equitable Fifth Avenue Companybeneficiary
- New York Citypayer
Assessment
The abatement claim succeeded. That cuts against treating every subsidy dispute as an adverse finding.