To those people and entities that have been victimized by the Denton Central Appraisal District (DCAD):

If we stop holding the government accountable to the rule of law, the only laws it abides by will be the ones used against the citizens. Not holding DCAD officials accountable to abide to the rule of law, being USPAP, Texas Property Tax Code, and the Constitutions of the State of Texas and the United States of America, people have now found themselves saddled with a government that skirts, flouts and violates the Texas Constitution with little consequence. Over valuations, asset forfeiture schemes, creation of an unagreed debt (RICO), are a few of the egregious results carried out by DCAD, its employees and its Board, with the protection of the State Comptroller, TDLR, TALCB, and the attorneys who are complicit in aiding and abetting a criminal organization, because they all believe they can operate beyond the law under which they are required to operate within.  The list of violations and corresponding evidence, being both civil and criminal (3rd degree felony at a minimum), which have taken years to assemble and at considerable cost, are available on this website.

To make a long story short, below is a link to a lawsuit that we filed against DCAD, on behalf of all the property owners who did not protest at the ARB level. These property owners, as well as all property owners, are affected by the non-adherence of the Texas Law with regard to USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice), at the hands of DCAD, its Board, and its employees. On a larger scale, similar issues appear on other Districts.

In addition to the above, we believe, and intend to show, that criminal behavior is involved in that there are people such as the Board, Chief Appraiser, and Deputy Chief Appraisers, all of which signed an Oath to abide by the Constitution of the State of Texas and the United States of America and have subsequently violated that Oath. ARB members have also signed an Oath, and are to act independent of DCAD, which they are not. In addition to private people’s testimony, we have testimony from insiders and volumes of evidence gathered over several years, as seen on the website.  Bottom line, DCAD, its Board, and its Employees (many of whom, in this initial filing, which is subject to amendments, are being sued joint and severally liable) have violated the Texas Constitution, not to mention a host of other laws, and such behavior is criminal as well as civil, and we are proceeding down both avenues. 

If you live in Denton County and would like to participate in this process and tell your story in a few paragraphs, with no cost to you, please fill in the request to participate form below.

If you or your company (Residential, Commercial, Tenants) have been victimized by DCAD not adhering to USPAP, please complete the request to participate form below and tell your story in a few paragraphs.

We want to show the Judge that there are many real people being affected by DCAD’s behavior, and the behavior of its Board, its Employees, and its Enablers (TDLR, TALCB, State Comptroller, RPAs, Chief Appraiser, Deputy Chief Appraisers). We will show that between 160,000 and 185,000 homeowners, who did not file a property tax protest to the ARB, were severely impacted by DCAD, its offending individuals and taxing entities, by ignoring the very criteria they are, by law, obligated to adhere.

Parts of the goal are to A.) receive a declaratory judgement from the Judge that DCAD violated the Citizen’s Constitutional Rights, and B.) force the State Legislature into action to enforce USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice), which currently DCAD does not adhere to even though it is required by law and the Texas Constitution. 

People have already signed up to participate and although the stories are somewhat different, which is good, the constant theme is that DCAD is using comparisons which are not, by law, comparisons, both for residential and commercial properties. And then additionally with commercial properties, DCAD is simply making up the income, expenses, and cap rate on these income property appraisals, all in violation of USPAP and The Texas Constitution and the Constitution of the United States of America.  Not only has DCAD, its Board, and Employees violated Constitutional Rights of the real estate taxpayers, they have also committed fraud, for which we are seeking criminal prosecution and civil proceedings under RICO. The volumes of evidence is irrefutable, as it is their documents and corrupt data from which our analysis has been done.

We have been vocal about DCAD’s failures, going as far as to produce a video, attend Board meetings, and have delivered evidence straight to the Board and Chief Appraiser (at that time), as well as to Don Spencer. Those efforts and warnings have gone unheeded, which leads to the conclusion that DCAD and its enablers (including TDLR, TALCB, and the State Comptroller, who have also chosen to turn a blind eye, which we have in writing) are intentionally stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money, by falsifying property values by not performing appraisals as required under USPAP.   

It is interesting to note that in The Estates of Copper Canyon, which I developed, according to DCAD, the majority of homes went up in value by 31% in 2023. It is just as interesting to note that my home went up by 62%.  There is no “clear and convincing evidence” as required in USPAP and the property tax code to back up a 10% increase in value, let alone a 31% or 62%, as DCAD is using comparisons that are not by law comparisons. This is on the residential side. On the commercial side, as stated above, DCAD is making up income statements (income calculation worksheets), which if presented to a bank to borrow money, would be considered bank fraud. We will also be presenting evidence on 9,000 commercial properties.

If you would like to participate with us in this process, please complete the request form below.

If you are an attorney in a jurisdiction other than Denton County, and you would like to discuss the template created by this case, please contact Matt Nowak or Doni Mazaheri of Nowak & Stauch, at 214-823-2006.

The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides in pertinent part: “No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law...”.  Title 18 USC Section 1512( c)(1) and (2) provides in pertinent part: “(c ) Whoever corruptly (1) alters, destroys, mutilates, or conceals a record, document or other object, or attempts to do so, with the intent to impair the object’s integrity or availability for the use in an official proceeding; or (2) otherwise obstructs, influences or impedes any official proceedings or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.”

This is the time for every property taxpayer in Texas to flood their Representative’s phone and email and voice their opinion on the problems at DCAD and their local taxing district. It is unfortunate that the State Legislators have been poking at the edges of the problem for years, without understanding or caring what the real issue is. As I stated, the evidence is irrefutable. There are solutions that can be put in place quickly if the Legislators will get involved. If not, then the Judge, Jury and Public, through this process, which will include Amendments to the suit, as well as Federal filings, will have their say. There is no easy way to sugar coat the damages committed by DCAD and its enablers and we strive to be part of the solution and are speaking for those who can’t speak for themselves, because they don’t understand the violations of law or the requirements under the law, let alone the math that is part of those requirements.  DCAD and its enablers are depending on the Public’s lack of knowledge to further their corruption. On a personal note I have no respect or sympathy whatsoever for any person or entity that chooses to make its living stealing from the Public. 

Civilized society utilizes taxes as a means of paying for what is supposed to be the health, safety, and welfare of its Citizens. There are laws, clearly established for the valuation and collection of those taxes (USPAP, Texas Property Tax Code, Texas Constitution etc.). Either the laws exist and will be enforced, or if not, and there are no laws, then there is no reason to pay the real estate tax in Texas and chaos is the likely outcome, which nobody in their right mind should want. You can’t have it both ways. We know the laws exist for how the valuations are to occur (USPAP, Texas Property Tax Code, Texas Constitution) and how the taxes are to be collected based on those valuations. We intend to prove that DCAD, it’s Board, Employees (Chief Appraiser, Deputy Chief Appraisers, RPAs, and Enablers (TDLR, TALCB, State Comptroller) all know the data is corrupt, all know USPAP is violated, and they all chose to ignore the Law. What is also interesting about the State of Texas Law is that it sets forth the right to file suit against the individuals, including those who have signed an Oath (violation of which is a 3rd degree felony) to protect the Constitution of the United States and the State of Texas. 

We look forward to exposing the facts in Court.

Best Regards.

Mitchell Vexler, President G.P.

MAVEX Shops of Flower Mound LP

1913 Justin Road, Suite 117

Flower Mound, TX  75028

214-725-9013

mitch@mockingbirdprop.com

www.mockingbirdproperties.com