Property Tax Attorney Hap Richardson Lawyer

Commercial and Residential Property Tax Appeals

E: office@haprichardson.com
P: (404) 419-3574

950 East Paces Ferry Road NE,
Suite 1500
Atlanta, GA 30326

The goal of a property tax appeal is
to reduce your Property tax bill

However, the issue in a tax appeal case is the market value of the subject property, or the tax assessment. The amount you pay on a property tax bill is calculated by multiplying the millage rate times the assessed value. Georgia law requires that the tax assessed value represents the amount a knowledgable buyer would pay a willing seller in an arms length transaction as of January 1 each tax year. OCGA 48-5-2(3). Therefore, if we can get the tax assessment reduced through an appeal then the amount of the bill is reduced proportionally.

Don't Pay More than Your Fair Share

What to Expect as a Client

Communication

Representation

Appeal to Superior Court

We handle the entire property tax appeal process

Timely filing of appropriate appeal paperwork with County Tax Assessor's Office
Evaluation of your property tax bill to ensure you are receiving all available exemptions
Performing a market analysis of your property
Negotiating with County Appraisers
Representation at Board of Equalization Hearing
Continuing appeal to Superior Court if necessary, additional fees apply

1,000 property tax appeals in over 40 different Georgia Counties each year

Pricing

Commercial Property Tax Appeal Pricing

Fee of $500 plus 25% contingency fee of the savings on the 2025 property tax bill

OR

Flat Fee of $1,000

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Case Studies

$54,435 Savings on the Property Tax Bill for an 8 acre parcel of Industrial Real Estate

The original tax assessment on an 8 acre industrial property was $6,985,100. We were able to file an appeal to reduce the tax assessment to $3,625,700. The issues in this appeal were value, uniformity and functional obsolescence.

$181,191 Savings on a portfolio of Georgia locations for National Retail Company over the 3 year freeze

This national retail company put out an RFP (Request for Proposal) for the appeals on all their locations in Georgia. We earned their business and reduced their property tax liability substantially.

OCGA 48-5-299c

"The three year freeze"

Client owned 8 residential rental properties. We were not able to reduce the tax value on any of the properties, but because of OCGA 48-5-299c, the tax value is frozen and has not increased for 3 years.

About Me

5th generation Atlanta Resident | Georgia Tech Graduate | Georgia State College of Law | iFOLIO CFO

I’m a Georgia Tech Alumni, 5th generation resident of Atlanta, and Real Estate Broker with over 15 years experience and over 500 Real Estate transactions, my roots run deep in Atlanta Real Estate.