Collin Lawsuit Property Tax Savings Over $15.69 MM in 2024

Collin County is the hottest real estate market in the DFW area, only rivaled by Denton. With so much demand for homes and businesses, it is little wonder that taxpayers are taking their real estate to the highest level possible when it comes to appeals. The county broke records in 2024 with 912 judicial appeals, the most seen in the area so far. Disputing $31.09 billion in taxable value, these lawsuits eventually returned $15.69 million to taxpayers. If you want to take your appeal to district court, be sure to join O’Connor’s Property Tax Protection Program™ today. There is no cost to join, and all of your legal fees will be paid for you. You will only be charged if you are able to lower your taxes. Enroll, relax, and save.

Judicial Appeals by Property Type Collin 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	201	168	204	272	278	285	424	363	538	792	912
Single Family Residential	46	19	11	17	36	23	10	15	26	37	50
Multi Family Residential	35	27	53	116	97	68	111	90	82	271	269
Commercial real and personal property	85	97	104	84	90	157	259	232	373	457	523
All Other	35	25	36	55	55	37	44	26	57	27	70

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).

CCAD Judicial Appeals of ARB Hearing

Extremely unjust property taxes require an extreme response, and the most leverage a taxpayer can use is a judicial appeal. The most common type of post-administrative appeal, these cases are lawsuits deployed against the Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD). This is the final option left on the table after a hard fight, but lawsuits are very useful tools if you have the right team.

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CCAD Judicial Appeals Filed by Property Type

There was a record 912 judicial appeals filed in 2024, improving from 792 in 2023. This number is not surprising in Collin County, as CCAD has pushed taxpayers to the breaking point with high taxes and valuations. As informal and formal appeals are not as effective as in other counties, taxpayers just bring out the big guns. 523 lawsuits were for Commercial properties, which is typical for this type of post-administrative dispute. Multi family homes tripled their lawsuits between 2022 and 2023 and were firmly in second place with 269 suits in 2024. 50 residential properties made it up this final phase, the most yet seen in the county.

Value Involved in Judicial Appeals - Collin 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	3.618	3.237	4.996	8.930	9.958	8.829	12.693	11.214	18.157	28.979	31.089
Single Family Res	0.023	0.011	0.016	0.031	0.134	0.038	0.017	0.027	0.053	0.444	0.147
Multi Family Res	1.007	0.888	2.064	4.176	3.706	2.653	5.024	4.016	5.258	15.649	15.82
Commercial	2.123	2.05	2.375	4.384	5.459	4.891	7.187	6.995	12.084	11.569	14.011
All Other	0.465	0.287	0.54	0.339	0.659	1.247	0.465	0.176	0.761	1.316	1.11

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

CCAD Value Involved in Judicial Appeals

Though they are dwarfed by other property tax protests, the 2024 Collin County judicial appeals show the importance of process. $31.09 billion in property value was disputed in 2024, a staggering amount for only 912 cases. This type of legal action is reserved for high-dollar properties for a reason, and Collin County certainly showed why. The presence of 50 family homes demonstrates the surging property values in the county.

Coinciding with the rising number of cases, multi family housing outstripped commercial property for value in lawsuits. Multi family homes were valued at $15.82 billion, compared to $14.01 billion for commercial properties. This is the second year in a row that commercial properties have been dethroned as the most valuable protest in Collin County. It is a testament to the blazing housing market that apartment buildings and related properties were able to garner so much value. In most urban environments, apartments are the most valuable business property type.

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