Rusk County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 71%!

The house at 8132 S Cr 461, Laneville, Texas, 75667 sold for $70,900 in June 2020. Rusk County Appraisal District valued this property at $121,490 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $1,366 (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 8132 S Cr 461, Laneville, Texas, 75667 is the primary residence. They do have their homestead exemption.

Rusk County Appraisal District reports this 2,880 square foot house was built in 1930 and is located on a 149,846 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 8132 S Cr 461, Laneville, Texas, 75667 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 $1,366

Rusk County property tax information: Rusk County Appraisal District

Rusk County property tax info: Commercial property tax appeal