Is your commercial property over-assessed?

Texas law gives property owners the right to file and argue their own protest, and thousands do it every season. The packet is the evidence: the comp grid, the median study, the written argument, and a filing guide for your county. File by May 15 — or 30 days after your appraisal notice arrives, whichever is later.

You file with the appraisal district, not a court: there's no filing fee and no lawyer is required. Most protests are resolved at the informal stage, where a district appraiser reviews the evidence one-on-one. If it goes further, the Appraisal Review Board hearing is a short meeting — typically 15–30 minutes — before a citizen panel at the district's office. Further appeals beyond the ARB exist (binding arbitration or district court, §§41A/42), but those are separate, optional processes most protests never need. The packet's filing guide walks each step for your county.

Tax Code §41.43(b)(3) says a protest must be resolved in the owner's favor unless the district shows your value is at or below the median of a reasonable number of comparable properties, appropriately adjusted. It compares assessed values, not sale prices, so the median math is the whole argument.

Texas appraisal districts publish their full rolls in bulk, and that's what we compute from: assessed values, building sizes, class codes, submarkets, tax rates. We never touch private data, never bypass a login, and the packet names the tax year so anyone can check the inputs.

It's an informational estimate computed from public data — we're not appraisers, and the packet says so plainly. That's fine: equity protests under §41.43(b)(3) don't require an appraisal — the statute's test is the median of comparables, computed from the county's own roll.

We never file, represent, negotiate, or appear before an appraisal district or review board on your behalf; you (or your own licensed agent) do that. We never guarantee a reduction or refund. And we never take a percent of your savings — the fee is flat, posted on this page.

Texas law lets an Appraisal Review Board (ARB) set a value higher, but that outcome is uncommon — and you can withdraw a protest before your hearing. The estimator and the packet exist precisely so you only file when the median math is on your side.

Our products are digital analyses, so sales are final by default — but honesty comes first. Your parcel's page shows the free median comparison before you spend anything. If the full packet's informational estimate still comes back with no indicated tax savings (assessment at or within 2% of the comparable median), your delivery email includes a link to request a refund within 30 days. One-off packets refund in full; a Season Pass refunds that parcel's fee less the $49 Monitor rate with the pass staying active, and single-parcel passes can instead take a full refund that ends the pass. That option follows our analysis output only — it's never tied to how any protest turns out.

After May 15 (or 30 days after your notice), the standard protest window for the current tax year has typically closed. The Tax Code provides limited late paths — a late protest for good cause under §41.44(b), and certain corrections under §25.25 — whether one applies depends on your situation, so check with your appraisal district or your own advisor. Many owners instead buy a packet to prepare for the next notice season: the analysis is computed from the then-current appraisal roll at purchase, so it's built for the season you'll actually file in.

That's the heart of the Texas May-15 cluster — one deadline, one statute, and appraisal rolls published in bulk. More counties come online each season; if yours isn't listed yet, email support@corriden.com and we'll tell you when it lands.