Property Tax Appeal Letter Drafter
Drafts a formal written property tax appeal letter a homeowner can submit to their county appraisal district, assessor, or review board. The homeowner supplies their state, the review body the letter is addressed to, the parcel or account number, the assessed value shown on their notice, their own supported opinion of value, the comparable sales backing it, and any factual record errors (wrong square footage, wrong lot size, wrong condition, double-counted features). The tool returns a dated, business-letter-formatted document that opens by identifying the parcel and stating the reduction requested, lays out each comparable and the single adjustment reason behind it, separately itemizes any factual record errors with the correction sought, and closes by restating the requested value and the relief sought. The letter is written to read as evidence-first and unemotional, because the burden-of-proof rules in most states reward a factual record over argument, and it stays anchored to the assessment value rather than the tax bill.
Example
Input: State: Texas; appeal body: Harris Central Appraisal District / Appraisal Review Board; parcel/account #1234567; tax year 2026; assessed value $720,000; opinion of value $640,000; comps: (1) 0.3 mi away, 2,150 sf vs my 2,400 sf, sold $612,000 four months ago; (2) same street, similar size, sold $635,000 two months ago; (3) backs to a commercial lot like mine, sold $628,000 last month; record errors: the district lists my home at 2,650 sf but the actual heated area is 2,400 sf per the original builder plans.
Output: May 23, 2026 Harris Central Appraisal District Attn: Appraisal Review Board Re: Notice of Protest - Account No. 1234567 - Tax Year 2026 To the Appraisal Review Board: I am the owner of the property at account no. 1234567 and I am protesting the 2026 appraised value. The district has appraised the property at $720,000. Based on recent sales of comparable homes and a factual correction to the property record, my supported opinion of value is $640,000, and I respectfully request that the appraised value be reduced to that figure. Comparable sales. Three recent sales of comparable homes support a lower value. The first, about three-tenths of a mile away, sold four months ago for $612,000; it is smaller than my home - roughly 2,150 square feet versus 2,400 - so even adjusted upward for size it lands below the appraised value. The second, on my own street and very close in size, sold two months ago for $635,000 and needs almost no adjustment. The third sold last month for $628,000 and, like mine, backs onto a commercial lot, a recognized location penalty. These sales cluster around $635,000, and I have placed my opinion conservatively at $640,000. Record correction. The district's record lists the heated area at 2,650 square feet. The actual heated area is 2,400 square feet, as shown on the original builder's plans, which I have enclosed. Correcting this 250-square-foot overstatement further supports the requested value. In a Texas protest the appraisal district must establish its value by a preponderance of the evidence. The comparable sales and the corrected square footage show the property is over-assessed. I respectfully request that the appraised value be reduced from $720,000 to $640,000. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Jordan Lee
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