San Patricio County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 93%!

The house at 00103 Maple, Portland, Texas, 78374 sold for $77,000 in March 2019. San Patricio County Appraisal District valued this property at $148,415 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $1,928 (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 not appear the home 00103 Maple, Portland, Texas, 78374 is the primary residence. They do have their homestead exemption.

San Patricio County Appraisal District reports this 1,312 square foot house was built in 1960 and is located on a 7,492 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 00103 Maple, Portland, Texas, 78374 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 $1,928

San Patricio County property tax information:  San Patricio County Appraisal District

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