In Harris County, Texas, 68% of homeowners do not protest their property tax assessments. That's not because their valuations are accurate. It's because the process is confusing, time-consuming, and designed in a way that quietly discourages participation.
The result: an estimated $248 million in potential savings goes unclaimed every year in a single county.I built FairPath because that number bothered me — and because the existing options for doing something about it don't actually solve the problem.The two options that don't workToday, a homeowner who thinks their property is over-assessed has two choices.Option one: do it yourself.
Pull comparable sales from public records. Figure out which adjustments are defensible. Format the evidence in a way that an appraiser will actually review. Navigate the county's filing process, which varies by jurisdiction and changes without much warning.