Homeowners who sold, moved out of the county or inherited a Jackson County, Missouri, house have until Dec. 3, 2026, to file a claim in the property-tax class action over the 2023 reassessment. Current owners get credits on their tax bills automatically. Former owners get nothing unless they file. The lawyer who sued the county has estimated the total owed back at about $250 million.
The case is Wheeler v. Beatty, filed in Jackson County Circuit Court. It covers owners of residential property whose 2023 assessed value jumped more than 15 percent over the previous cycle, apart from increases caused by new construction or improvements. Attorney Ken McClain, whose firm brought the suit, says about 207,000 taxpayers are in the group.
Who has to file and who does not
The dividing line is who owns the house now. Anyone who still owns the over-assessed home does nothing, because the settlement website says the credit is automatic. Anyone who sold the house, transferred it, or lost the owner to death must file a claim by Dec. 3. That includes people who moved to a different home inside the county…