Judge certifies class action over Jackson County’s 2023 property assessment increases

JACKSON COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV) — A Jackson County judge on Thursday certified a class action that could include roughly 200,000 homeowners who dealt with high increases on their 2023 residential property assessments.

In the order, Judge Jacqueline Cook certified the class as:

All owners of residential real property in Jackson County, Missouri who paid real property taxes based on a 2023 assessed valuation that increased by more than fifteen percent (15%) over the prior assessment cycle, excluding increases due solely to new construction or improvements.

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