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DallasCAD News
Appraisal Information Changing for Out-of-County Properties
During the recently completed 80th session of the Texas Legislature, a bill
was passed that eliminates the appraisal of property by an appraisal district if that
property is located in another county. HB 1010 provides that an appraisal district's
boundaries are the same as the county's boundaries. This law takes affect with the
2008 appraisal year.
The effect of this law is that approximately 54,000 accounts that used to be appraised
by DCAD will now be appraised by our neighboring counties. DCAD's web site, which we
use to present information on accounts that we appraise, will consequently cease
carrying information on the "out-of-county" accounts, and the accounts will disappear
from our web site maps. These changes will take place over a period of several weeks
as the GIS database is updated by sections.
Property owners seeking current information on the out-of-county properties should
begin using the web site or customer service offices of the appraisal district in
which the property is located. DCAD's web home page has a tab that contains Links to
other appraisal district's web sites.
For a short time, property owners are still able to find appraisal information on
out-of-county accounts by using the Search Appraisal tools for Owner Name, Address,
or Account Number. It will not be possible to search using the Find Property on Map
tool. Trying to go to the map from an account's appraisal information will return a
message, "Parcel Information Not Found In The GIS Database".
When the appraisal information database is updated to remove all out-of-county
accounts, it will not be possible to search our database for prior year information
unless the Account Number is known. Out-of-county property owners seeking prior
year information (up to five years prior), and who do not know their DCAD account
number, should contact our Customer Services Division for assistance. Their
phone number is 214-631-0910. Follow the link below to the Texas Legislature Online
website. Enter HB1010 into the Search Legislation box.
Appraisal Information Changing for Out-of-County Properties
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