Correction-of-Error Motion Drafter
Drafts a motion to correct a factual or clerical error on the assessment roll for homeowners whose property record is simply wrong - too much square footage, a bathroom that does not exist, an oversized lot, or a parcel taxed twice. These objective record errors are corrected through a dedicated correction-of-error track that, in many states, can reach back several prior tax years and does NOT require the normal annual appeal window to still be open. The homeowner supplies their state, parcel/account number, the type of error, the correct value, the years affected, and the supporting evidence (a survey, builder plans, an appraisal, photos, or the appraisal district's own field card); the tool returns a formal motion addressed to the correct body that identifies the property, states the specific factual error and the correct figure, cites the governing correction statute for that state, lists the supporting evidence by exhibit, and requests that the roll be corrected for the affected years. Because a factual-error correction is a different remedy than a current-year valuation appeal, the tool keeps the two straight: it frames the request as a correction of an objective error of fact, not a difference of opinion about market value.
Example
Input: State: Texas (Harris County); body: Harris Central Appraisal District Appraisal Review Board; account #1234567; error_type: sqft; correct_value: 2,050 sq ft (record shows 2,400 sq ft); years_affected: 2024, 2025, 2026; supporting_evidence: a stamped 2019 boundary-and-improvement survey showing 2,050 sq ft of living area, and the appraisal district's own property record card listing 2,400 sq ft.
Output: BEFORE THE APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS In re: Account No. 1234567 - Property Owner's Motion for Correction of the Appraisal Roll under Tex. Tax Code Section 25.25(c) Property Owner: Jordan Lee Tax Years at Issue: 2024, 2025, 2026 1. I, Jordan Lee, am the owner of the property at 415 Maple Street, Houston, identified as Account No. 1234567. I respectfully move the Appraisal Review Board, under Tex. Tax Code Section 25.25(c), to correct a clerical error in the appraisal roll. This motion concerns an objective error of fact in the property's recorded living area; it is not a dispute about the appraisal district's opinion of market value. 2. The appraisal roll and the appraisal district's own property record card describe the improvement as having 2,400 square feet of living area. That figure is incorrect. The correct living area is 2,050 square feet. 3. The error is documented by the following evidence, attached and incorporated: - Exhibit A: a stamped 2019 boundary-and-improvement survey of the property showing 2,050 square feet of living area. - Exhibit B: a copy of the appraisal district's property record card listing 2,400 square feet, reflecting the error to be corrected. 4. This is a clerical error that affects my tax liability within the meaning of Tex. Tax Code Section 25.25(c)(1). Section 25.25(c) authorizes the Board, on the property owner's motion, to direct changes to the appraisal roll for any of the five preceding years to correct such an error. The years affected here - 2024, 2025, and 2026 - are within that period. 5. For the reasons above, I respectfully request that the Board order the appraisal roll corrected to reflect 2,050 square feet of living area for tax years 2024, 2025, and 2026, and that the appraised value for each year be adjusted to remove the value attributable to the 350 square feet of nonexistent living area. _______________________________ Jordan Lee, Property Owner Date: __________
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