Harris & Associates, A Law Firm

Harris & Associates has been fighting for Los Angeles property owners since the firm opened its doors, combining litigation muscle with deep knowledge of California's property tax code. The attorneys here don't just file paperwork. They build cases, challenge assessors, and when necessary, take disputes to the Assessment Appeals Board or into the courts. That full-service approach sets them apart from consultants who hit a wall the moment a case gets complicated. The firm handles residential, commercial, and mixed-use properties across Los Angeles County. Whether you're a homeowner who thinks your assessment crept too high after a neighbor's sale, or a commercial landlord watching your tax bill climb faster than your rent rolls, the team brings real legal firepower to the table. They've handled everything from straightforward over-assessment claims to complex litigation involving multi-parcel portfolios.

Harris & Associates offers a broad range of property tax services backed by full litigation capability. On the assessment side, they review your current assessed value against comparable sales, income data, and cost approaches to spot where the county assessor got it wrong. If there's a valid case, they prepare and file a formal assessment appeal with the Los Angeles County Assessment Appeals Board. Beyond appeals, they handle Proposition 13 base year value disputes, which come up when a property changes hands or gets reassessed after new construction. They also manage supplemental assessment reviews, which catch errors that occur mid-year after purchases or improvements. For commercial clients, they do ongoing tax management across multiple properties, tracking filing deadlines and appeal windows so nothing slips through. The employment law and general litigation arms of the firm mean they can also handle tax disputes that cross into other legal territory, like landlord-tenant issues tied to pass-through tax clauses, or disputes with property tax lenders. Clients get a team that can follow the problem wherever it goes, not one that hands them off when things get complicated.

The process starts with a free case evaluation. You share your current tax bill and the assessor's notice of assessed value, and the team runs a preliminary analysis to see whether there's a meaningful reduction available. If the numbers support an appeal, they send an engagement letter and get to work. Next comes the evidence package. The attorneys pull comparable sales, review income and expense data for income-producing properties, and sometimes commission independent appraisals. That evidence goes into the formal application filed with the Assessment Appeals Board before the filing deadline. After filing, Harris & Associates handles all correspondence with the assessor's office and the appeals board. Many cases settle before a formal hearing through an informal review. For cases that go to hearing, their attorneys appear on your behalf and present the full case. If the board's decision is still unfavorable, they evaluate whether an appeal to the Superior Court makes sense.

Harris & Associates serves property owners throughout Los Angeles County, including the City of Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Culver City, Burbank, Glendale, Pasadena, Long Beach, and the San Fernando Valley. They handle properties in all assessment districts within the county. Commercial clients with holdings that cross into neighboring counties like Orange, San Bernardino, or Ventura can discuss multi-county representation on a case-by-case basis.