Liberty County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 34%!

The house at 1521 County Road 5005, Cleveland, Texas, 77327 sold for $110,000 in January 2019. Liberty County Appraisal District valued this property at $147,650 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $1,017 (2.7% tax rate times amount over-valued) in property taxes, just for this year, unless they protest their property taxes or hire a property tax consultant to protest for them.

The first step for homeowners is to obtain a homestead for their primary residence. It does appear the home 1521 County Road 5005, Cleveland, Texas, 77327 is the primary residence. They do not have their homestead exemption.

Liberty County Appraisal District reports this 1,532 square foot house was built in 2017 and is located on an 20,038 square foot lot.

Because the property is more than 25% over-taxed, it qualifies for a substantial error protest if a routine protest was not filed.

If you know the owners of the 1521 County Road 5005, Cleveland, Texas, 77327 please encourage them to file a property tax protest.  Even if they missed the May 15 protest deadline, they can still file a substantial error protest.  In many cases, if they provide the appraisal district with a copy of the closing statement, they will correct the value.

Just for filing a form with a copy of the closing statement the owner can save $1,017.

Liberty County property tax information: Liberty County Appraisal District

Liberty County property tax info: commercial property tax protection program