Does the Assessor or any employee of the Office have the authority to arbitrarily reduce the value of my property with no evidence or other written proof?
A. No all taxable property must be valued in compliance with the property tax code and the professional mass appraisal standards. The Assessor and all employees are subject to disciplinary action, job loss and criminal prosecution for unlawfully altering any value. The property owner is also subject to criminal prosecution for knowingly attempting to avoid the payment of the Property Tax. All values that are lowered are audited and must have evidence and supporting documentation that support the new lower value.
