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Bell Lawsuit Property Tax Savings over $560,000 in 2024

Judicial appeals are the largest type of litigation used in property tax appeals . These lawsuits against the Tax Appraisal District of Bell County (Bell CAD) often challenge the values of the most elite properties in the county, often worth tens of even hundreds of millions of dollars. Over 66% of appellants managed to get a win in court, trimming even more off of their property’s value. Join them when you enroll in O’Connor’s Property Tax Protection Program™ today. There are no upfront costs, and your legal team will even be built for you. Enroll, relax, and save.

Judicial Appeals by Property Type Bell CountySource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.

Judicial Appeals
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total Number of lawsuits 8 12 32 33 23 76 87 68 71 94 84
Single Family Residential 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 4 2 3
Multi Family Residential 3 4 17 9 10 35 38 37 34 37 34
Commercial real and personal property 4 8 14 22 13 34 43 26 33 55 47
All Other 1 0 0 1 0 7 4 3 0 0 0

Texas property owners should protest annually since You can’t evaluate the strength of your appeal until you obtain the hearing evidence file. You have to protest to obtain the hearing evidence file (available free upon request via U.S. mail).

Bell CAD Judicial Appeals of ARB Hearing

While binding arbitration can help the typical family home get its final reduction, large businesses and elite homes rely on judicial appeals instead. These lawsuits take the Tax Appraisal District of Bell County (Bell CAD) directly to court, where the taxpayer’s experts match their wits and evidence against that of the CAD. These district court lawsuits determine the fate of some of the state’s top real estate every year.

Those pursuing a successful lawsuit needs solid evidence and a solid legal team. Finding specialist attorneys can be difficult, but O’Connor is here to help. Not only will we build your evidence portfolio for you, but we will also assemble a legal team of experts to force the CAD to settle for the highest amount. As one of the largest firms in the nation, we can bring all of our weight to your side when it comes to appealing to the district court.

Bell CAD Judicial Appeals Filed by Property Type

Bell County saw a total of 84 lawsuits filed in 2024, the third-most in the county’s history. 47 of those cases were for commercial properties alone, which usually tops the charts thanks to their intrinsic value. 34 came from apartments and other multi family homes, which is the usual second-place category for Texas. There were no industrial lawsuits, but three single family home cases, the highest number since 2022.

Value Involved in Judicial Appeals - Bell CountySource: Texas Comptroller, compiled by O’Connor, and not affiliated with any appraisal district.

Billions of $
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Value of All Judicial Appeals 0.043 0.051 0.127 0.178 0.151 0.724 0.731 0.813 0.895 0.837 0.918
Single Family Res 0 0 0.003 0.005 0 0.001 0.001 0.003 0.005 0.004 0.045
Multi Family Res 0.028 0.021 0.078 0.068 0.073 0.366 0.388 0.524 0.66 0.565 0.572
Commercial 0.008 0.03 0.046 0.089 0.078 0.315 0.321 0.273 0.225 0.268 0.301
All Other 0.007 0 0 0.015 0 0.042 0.021 0.013 0.006 0 0

Texas property owners should protest annually since An annual appeal minimizes property taxes, sometimes well below market value.

Bell CAD Value Involved in Judicial Appeals

While there were not as many lawsuits as the record, 2024 did set a new top mark by contesting over $918 million in taxable value. While lawsuits did not make much of an impact in the county until 2018, $918 million is still impressive for an area that is mostly military and working people. This demonstrates the growing nature of Bell County and the increase in top-flight real estate.

The largest amount of value challenged was $572 million for apartments and other housing units that featured multiple families. Due to Fort Hood, the number of apartments should not be surprising. $301 million came from commercial real estate, which fell below apartments despite more lawsuits. Single family homes challenged a total value of $45 million with just three appeals.

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