Can I appeal my property taxes every year?

You can almost always appeal again the next year. Property is assessed on an annual cycle, and each year's assessment opens a fresh appeal window — winning or losing one year doesn't waive your right to challenge the next.

Why annual appeals are allowed. Assessors re-value (or re-confirm) property each tax year as of a fixed lien date. Each new notice carries its own deadline and its own appeal right. The Texas Comptroller, for example, describes the protest as a yearly process tied to each year's notice of appraised value. So if your value rises again, or new comps support a lower figure, you file again in that year's window.

Why you might want to appeal repeatedly:

• Markets and your assessment change every year, so a fair value one year can become over-assessed the next.
• A reduction often doesn't permanently lock in — many jurisdictions can raise the value back toward market in a later year, so monitoring annually protects your win.
• Errors can recur if the underlying record isn't corrected.

The main exception: value-freeze states. A few states freeze your assessed value for a set period after a successful appeal, which both protects your win and can limit the need (or ability) to re-appeal during the freeze:

• Georgia — a successful appeal generally freezes the value for the appeal year plus the next two years under O.C.G.A. §48-5-299(c) (subject to exceptions like new improvements). See the Georgia Department of Revenue appeals guidance.

Practical cadence: treat it as an annual habit. Each year, when your notice arrives, compare the new value to recent comps and check your record card. If it's fair, skip it; if it's high, refile. Because only a small share of homeowners appeal at all, staying on top of it year over year is one of the most reliable ways to keep your bill in check.

Don't confuse annual appeals with prior-year corrections. Appealing each year addresses the current assessment. A separate correction-of-error process (in states that offer it) can reach back multiple years for factual mistakes — that's a different track from your annual right to appeal.