Henderson Cad Has Over-taxed 108 Penny Ln By 13%!

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Henderson County Appraisal District appears to have over-taxed this property by 13%!

The house at 108 Penny Ln, Athens, Texas, 75751 sold for $277,000 in March 2019. Henderson County Appraisal District valued this property at $313,920 for the 2020 property tax year.

The owner will pay an extra $997 (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 at 108 Penny Ln, Athens, Texas, 75751 is the primary residence. They do have their homestead exemption.

Henderson County Appraisal District reports this 2,930 square foot house was built in 1973 and is located on a 1 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 at 108 Penny Ln, Athens, Texas, 75751 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 $997.