Signed, then stayed

On August 10, 2026 Justice Wayne Ozzi signed the temporary restraining order in O'Brien v. City of New York. It directed the City to take the supplemental market value roll down, barred it from issuing further notices or granting exemptions, and limited it from enforcing the response deadline it had given noticed owners, the August 21 date and its extension to September 18.

How long did it hold?

Hours. The same evening the City filed an Affirmation of Intention to seek permission to appeal, and under state law that filing stays the order automatically. On August 13 Associate Justice Philip Hom of the Appellate Division, Second Department, signed an order confirming the stay and granting the City leave to appeal. The stay runs at least until the parties return before Justice Ozzi on August 31 for a hearing on whether the rollout may continue.

What changed for an owner holding a notice?

Nothing, in the end. The order did reach the deadline: it limited the City from enforcing September 18 while it was in force. It was in force for hours, and the stay put the date back exactly where it was, so no owner's deadline ever actually moved. The roll is posted, the Department of Finance is deciding exemption applications, and one of the three original petitioners uploaded a tax return on August 9 and was granted his exemption the next day, according to the coverage and to court papers.