Homes in several heavily African-American populated areas of Houston have average taxation error rates of 100% or higher. Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) home values are inaccurate by 14% on average across … Read more

This lawsuit is necessary because the Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) is hiding information about (a) how the Chief Appraiser creates the appraised values he establishes on property tax purposes and (b) … Read more

What does it take to Protest? According to the Texas Property Tax Code, property owners have a right to object or appeal to an action of the appraisal review board, appraisal district … Read more

Home owners can appeal property taxes based on either market value or unequal appraisal. An appeal on market value is based on the value set by the appraisal district exceeding market value. … Read more

Protesting your property value or ‘tax assessed value’ is something you should consider doing on a regular basis. The method of assessment used in calculating your property’s tax value is quite arbitrary … Read more

Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) operates a multi-tiered valuation system that violates the Texas Constitution. The cornerstone of Texas’ Constitution regarding taxation is “Taxation shall be equal and uniform”. However, Harris County … Read more

Real estate owners who are seeking reductions on their property taxes may miss the scheduled hearing for one reason or another. Many times, if you know that you will not be able … Read more

Appraisal districts use a process called mass appraisal to value hundreds of thousands of houses. In Harris County, they value about 1.2 million houses each year, using a very limited staff. Most … Read more

As a property owner in Houston, there will definitely come a point when you will require the services of a property tax consultant to help you evaluate your property tax bill. According … Read more

Harris County Appraisal District (HCAD) has consistently over-taxed primarily African-American and other low-income areas of Harris County. Historically, most of the home owners have seldom protested their property taxes. Compounding the problem, … Read more