Tarrant Judicial Appeals Save $153 MM / Year
After going through the ordeal of informal appeals and ARB hearings, the last step to getting the maximum tax cut is post-administration appeals. Whether it is binding arbitration for single family homes, SOAH for multi-million-dollar personal property, or judicial appeals for properties of epic proportions, post-administrative appeals are a complicated step in exercising your rights as a premier property owner. Join O’Connor’s Property Tax Protection Program™ and get put in the perfect position to win your lawsuit.O’Connor will organize the whole judicial appeal process for you, with no upfront costs or hidden fees. You will not even pay unless your lawsuit is successful. Enroll, relax, and save.
Number Appealed to Binding ArbitrationSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
| Appeals | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Number Determinations appealed | 48 | 50 | 472 | 479 | 521 | 564 | 551 | 357 | 322 | 406 | 736 | |
Texas property owners should protest annually since Texas has one of the best systems for appeals for property owners.
Tarrant County Appeals after ARB Hearing
When the highest of high-dollar properties need to appeal their taxes, the elite owners will run them through informal protests, formal hearings, and finally lawsuits. Also known as post-administrative appeals, these protests are lawsuits that represent the last chance to get a property recognized for its true market value. O’Connor can run your whole lawsuit for you, including paying the attorneys, expert witnesses, and other legal fees. You will never pay an upfront cost and will only pay O’Connor if you win your case. With over 50 years of experience taking on Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD) and their ilk, O’Connor is a property tax consulting firm that knows how to get the best for premium clients.
TAD Binding Arbitration Cases
Binding arbitration is as simple as lawsuits get. A plaintiff will put up a sum of money which they will reclaim if they win and forfeit if they lose. While somewhat risky with the deposit in the balance, the gamble is usually worth it. This option is intended for single family homes that are worth less than $5 million, but this cap will not apply to homesteads. 736 cases of binding arbitration were handled in Tarrant County in 2024.
Appealed to State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH)Source: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
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| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Appealed to SOAH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
TAD State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH)
Suits to the SOAH are so unusual that they are almost not worth mentioning except for how rare they are. A relatively new part of the appellate system, SOAH hearings are an alternative to binding arbitration that specializes in expensive home and personal property. This property must cost at least $1 million. There has been a total of 26 SOAH hearings since 2014.
Judicial AppealsSource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.
| Appeals | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
| Judicial Appeals | 493.00 | 401.00 | 728.00 | 980.00 | 1,221.00 | 1,322.00 | 1,423.00 | 1,309.00 | 1,506.00 | 1,793.00 | 1,769.00 | |
Tarrant County Judicial Appeals
Judicial appeals are the most common of the post-administrative actions, and also where the most money is decided. This is at its heart a lawsuit between a taxpayer and TAD that meets in district court. Being an actual case in court, the rules for evidence are strict. This is the final option to cut the taxes for the elite properties of Tarrant County. Massive commercial properties, industrial parks, apartment blocks, and large entertainment venues are only a few of the possible properties that may make it to judicial appeal. Occasionally, a magnificent single family home could reach a lawsuit, but it would have to be a multi-million-dollar one.
1769 judicial appeals were filed in Tarrant County in 2024, the second highest ever filed. This is more than tripled since 2014, and the entire decade in-between has seen judicial suits rise nearly every year. Judicial appeals may take a few years to resolve, as they are beholden to court dates and other complications. The huge growth in lawsuits shows that Tarrant County is acquiring more and more prestigious properties as the years go on.