Ector County Property Taxes – Lawsuits - 2021
Judicial appeals in Ector County resulted in a reduction of more than $3 M in property taxes in 2021. Property tax lawsuits in Ector County have increased in number from 13 in 2014 to 48 in 2021 because of settlements. There has been a huge increase in the value of accounts settled by lawsuit between 2014 and 2021, with an increase from $5.7 M to $664 M in this period of time. This is an increase of 11650% over seven years! The reductions in tax assessments achieved through judicial appeals in 2021 amounted to a total of about $109 M, of which $67 M can be attributed to commercial businesses and $42 M to apartments, but homeowners failed to realize any reduction through judicial appeals for the year.
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Ector County Appraisal District Property Tax Lawsuit Summary
EctorCAD 2021 lawsuits filed regarding ARB determinations
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Lawsuits
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# Lawsuits Filed on ARB Values
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48 |
# Lawsuits Filed for Houses on ARB Values
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2 |
# Lawsuits Filed for Multifamily / Apartments on ARB Values
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11 |
# Lawsuits Filed for Commercial on ARB Values
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30 |
# Lawsuits Filed for Industrial on ARB Values
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4 |
# Lawsuits Filed for Utility on ARB Values
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1 |
# Lawsuits Filed for Oil & Gas on ARB Values
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0 |
EctorCAD 2021 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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$810,899,474 |
ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for Single-Family / Houses
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$4,412,316 |
ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for Multifamily
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$176,512,613 |
ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for Commercial
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$209,680,551 |
ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for Industrial
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$387,734,566 |
ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for Oil & Gas
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$0 |
ARB Value of All Lawsuits Filed for All Other Types
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$0 |
EctorCAD 2021 Appraised value invoved in lawsuits that were resolved
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Appraised Value
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$ Value All Accounts Settled Current Year
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$664,970,632 |
$ reduction All Accounts Settled Current Year
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$109,434,877 |
% Reduction All Accounts Settled Current Year
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16% |
$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Houses Current Year
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$0 |
$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Multifamily Current Year
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$42,227,806 |
$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Commercial Current Year
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$67,207,071 |
$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Industrial Current Year
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$0 |
$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Utility Current Year
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$0 |
$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for Oil & Gas Current Year
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$0 |
$ Reduction Property Tax Lawsuits for All others Current Year
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$0 |