Possible Property Tax Deception
Posted on 23. Oct, 2009 by toniarney in Blog
FORT WORTH (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) – At least 1,000 Tarrant County homeowners have paid a Chicago-based company for help with property tax exemptions — a service provided free by the Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD).
The company, Property Tax Assessor Records Corp., mails homeowners an application form that can be acquired from and submitted to TAD for free, but charges $55 for the service.
“The problem that we have with this company is that they are providing misleading information about how much a property owner may be paying in taxes,” said Diane Collins, TAD’s director of support services.
The overstated figures may persuade many people to pay Property Tax Assessor $55, she said.
“What these folks are doing is meant as a clear deception, and they are really misleading homeowners,” said Tom Kelley, a spokesman for the Texas attorney general. “If you’re deceiving the public, it is a violation of the law.”
Many of the forms TAD has identified as coming from Property Tax Assessor are directed toward property owners older than 65.
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