Hey everyone, I’m a landlord in Dallas County and recently submitted evidence to protest my 2025 property valuation with the Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD).The initial valuation was $690,770, and I just received an email offering a reduced value of $650,000 if I respond with consent.

Please join our Facebook protest page.

Over our 25 years of dealing with thousands of tenants, the biggest challenge with rent increases is tenants using every excuse they can to avoid them.Our solution has been a lease clause that states the rent will automatically increase x% upon renewal, unless either party gives the other party proper notice 60-days prior to the end of the lease.The goal of this clause is to force the tenant to the "bargaining table" or they get an automatic increase.Other points:1) We can still require MORE than the auto-increase amount if we inform the tenant 60-days before lease end.2) We can also negotiate $0 or a smaller percentage than the auto-increase if market and other reasons influence the process.3) Tenants on the other hand, procrastinate (they are tenants for a reason) and won't do anything and then protest they are being taken advantage of. - FYI our PM software automatically emails them reminders 90 & 70 Days before lease end covering all their options.

If a contract is terminated within the guidelines of the contract, the attorney holding the earnest money will almost always return same to the buyer ; UNLESS the seller’s attorney protests for cause.  

https://resimpli.com/blog/property-tax-protest-companies/#:~:text=By%20volume%20of%20property%20tax,in%20property%20taxes%20each%20year.

They are often half or some other low number to avoid property tax assesment protests. 

He is currently protesting a rent increase, and travelled from NY to FL to personally harass my family and I last week.

You should be able to protest your taxes if they go up a significant amount without any cause.

We've always hired a tax protest company and have done so in three different states.

If @Drew Sygit doesn't have a local person for you, I have CFO clients in KC, MO that have used this firm: https://propertyvaluationservices.net/services/protest-taxes...