Harris County property taxes are reduced by over $200 million annually based on judicial appeals (lawsuits in state district court). Harris County property tax lawsuits resolved rose from 3,017 in 2014 to 5,902 in 2020. The total value of accounts in lawsuit settlements rose from $30 billion to $82 billion between 2014 and 2020, a 173% increase in 6 years (29% increase annually). Tax assessment reduction accomplished through judicial appeals was about $8.4 billion in 2020, including $5.2 billion for commercial, $2 billion for apartments, $1.1 billion for other and $0.1 billion for houses.

Would You Benefit from a Judicial Appeal?

Depending on property value, you may benefit from continuing your property tax appeal to the judicial appeal level. O'Connor coordinates judicial appeals including providing and paying for legal counsel, expert witness reports, and filing fees. You pay nothing unless your property taxes are reduced below the appraisal review board level in a judicial appeal. Enroll in the Property Tax Protection Program™ and O'Connor will appeal your account to the highest level practical annually. Part of the Property Tax Protection Program™ is O'Connor will coordinate the binding arbitration or judicial appeal for property that meet minimal criteria. It is done at our expense, including binding arbitration fees. You pay nothing unless your taxes are reduced below the ARB level. Should you be including a judicial appeal in your annual property tax appeal program?

Harris County Appraisal District Property Tax Lawsuit Summary

HCAD 2020 lawsuits filed regarding ARB determinations	Lawsuits
# Lawsuits Filed on ARB Values	6,370
# Lawsuits Filed for Houses on ARB Values	502
# Lawsuits Filed for Multifamily / Apartments on ARB Values	1,561
# Lawsuits Filed for Commercial on ARB Values	3,939
# Lawsuits Filed for Industrial on ARB Values	124
# Lawsuits Filed for Utility on ARB Values	0
# Lawsuits Filed for Oil & Gas on ARB Values	0

HCAD 2020 property value involved in Lawsuits as determined by the ARB	certified property value
ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed	$120,451,574,525
ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for Single-Family / Houses	$1,436,902,394
ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for Multifamily	$42,093,126,968
ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for Commercial	$65,769,281,058
ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for Industrial	$4,894,691,539
ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for Oil & Gas	$0
ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for All Other Types	$6,257,572,566

HCAD 2020 Appraised value invoved in lawsuits that were resolved	Appraised Value
$ Value All Accounts Settled Current Year	$81,522,511,169
$ reduction All Accounts Settled Current Year	$8,441,573,681
% Reduction All Accounts Settled Current Year	10%
$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Houses Current Year	$128,529,756
$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Multifamily Current Year	$1,985,687,459
$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Commercial Current Year	$5,227,269,395
$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Industrial Current Year	$547,739,840
$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Utility Current Year	$0
$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Oil & Gas Current Year	$0
$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Utility Current Year	$552,347,231