Harris County Property Taxes – Lawsuits - 2023
In 2023, Harris County property taxes were reduced by $17 billion as a consequence of judicial appeals, which were lodged in state district court. In total, the value of all accounts settled for the current year amounted to $130 billion. The number of lawsuits filed for houses on Appraisal Review Board (ARB) values was 1,439. For the reduction of property tax lawsuits that were resolved for houses resulted in $206 million. Other reductions include commercial ($10 billion), industrial ($1 billion), and multifamily ($5 billion). The number of all ARB value lawsuits filed was $163 billion.
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Harris County Appraisal District Property Tax Lawsuit Summary
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HCAD 2023 lawsuits filed regarding ARB determinations
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Lawsuits
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# Lawsuits Filed on ARB Values
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9,392 |
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# Lawsuits Filed for Houses on ARB Values
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1,439 |
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# Lawsuits Filed for Multifamily / Apartments on ARB Values
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2,054 |
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# Lawsuits Filed for Commercial on ARB Values
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5,565 |
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# Lawsuits Filed for Industrial on ARB Values
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166 |
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# Lawsuits Filed for Utility on ARB Values
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3 |
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# Lawsuits Filed for Oil & Gas on ARB Values
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0 |
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HCAD 2023 property value involved in Lawsuits as determined by the ARB
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certified property value
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ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed
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$163,813,490,476 |
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ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for Single-Family / Houses
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$4,221,653,382 |
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ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for Multifamily
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$65,575,566,577 |
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ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for Commercial
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$81,458,199,479 |
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ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for Industrial
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$6,232,056,047 |
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ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for Oil & Gas
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$0 |
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ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for All Other Types
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$6,312,849,885 |
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HCAD 2023 Appraised value invoved in lawsuits that were resolved
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Appraised Value
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$ Value All Accounts Settled Current Year
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$130,004,507,269 |
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$ reduction All Accounts Settled Current Year
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$17,371,323,692 |
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% Reduction All Accounts Settled Current Year
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13% |
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$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Houses Current Year
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$206,204,153 |
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$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Multifamily Current Year
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$5,360,679,002 |
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$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Commercial Current Year
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$10,182,280,605 |
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$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Industrial Current Year
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$1,011,657,808 |
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$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Utility Current Year
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$0 |
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$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Oil & Gas Current Year
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$0 |
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$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for All others Current Year
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$610,502,124 |
