KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) – The state of Missouri is cracking down on the Jackson County Clerk and the county assessor’s office.

The Missouri State Tax Commission ordered the county to limit the 2023 tax increase to 15 percent in most cases.

Thousands of Kansas City property owners turned to the Tax Commission after their appeals to the county’s Board of Equalization failed.

The commission concluded that the county had failed to properly report the increases and that it had failed to comply with state laws requiring inspections when the property’s assessed value increased by more than 15 percent since the last appraisal.

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The Commission concluded that the violations were “widespread and systematic, affecting at least 75 percent of the parcels to which these requirements applied.”

The commission ordered the county to limit the increase in value to 15 percent of the last assessment, excluding increases due to construction or improvements.

Jackson County has 30 days to review some assessments and notify the state tax commission of any amounts that exceed the 15 percent limit.

The order also states that the assessed value for real estate in 2024 will remain the same as in 2023, unless there is new construction or improvements.

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Jackson County responded to the commission’s order in a press release. The county said it “unequivocally opposes the order and believes it is both inaccurate and dangerously politicized.”

This order from the Missouri State Tax Commission is separate from the ongoing legal proceedings currently underway in Jackson County. The commission and Missouri’s attorney general have sued the county for violating state law and asked a judge to void the increases paid by property owners.

In today’s press release, the district claimed that the order was “nothing more than a litigation tactic by politically motivated actors who were ill-informed and acting in bad faith.”

This case will be heard on Friday at the Jackson County Courthouse.

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