Sell Your Haltom City House As-Is

Haltom City paperwork at a glance

Haltom City is a Tarrant County city of about 45,786 people, according to the Census Bureau's 2024 estimate (city and town totals). The Census shows no part of it in any other county, so the paperwork trail is short.

Who does what for a Haltom City address

Task	Office
Appraised value, homestead exemption, value protest	Tarrant Appraisal District
Tax bills and payments	Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector; its 2026 list of entities it collects for includes the City of Haltom City and Birdville ISD
Recording the deed	Tarrant County Clerk, real estate records
Code cases, permits and water	City of Haltom City, City Hall at 4801 Haltom Rd.

Behind on taxes? The county tax office says each taxing entity hires its own attorney to collect delinquent accounts, and that properties with unpaid taxes may be sold at public auction, and that the Constable Precinct 3 site lists bidder registration and sale dates. The same office warns that there is no fee to apply for exemptions through the appraisal district and asks owners to call it before paying a third party for help. If taxes are behind and you are thinking of selling, ask the tax office for the amount owed, and take payment-plan or deferral questions to a CPA or tax attorney.

Code rules that catch sellers

Haltom City Code Enforcement works under the Department of Planning and Community Development. Its page lists the violations it sees most, and two stand out for anyone getting a house ready to sell or leaving it empty.

• Grass and weeds: the limit is 10 inches, measured up or out, anywhere on the lot, and the mowing line runs to the back of the curb (or the street edge where there is no curb). That includes strips behind fences, along fence lines, over sidewalks and around utility poles and hydrants. The city sends a ten-day warning notice before it enforces, and repeat offenders may get a Notice of Violation filed with the Haltom City Municipal Court.
• Permits for small jobs: the city says permits are required for most minor repairs and remodel work, including replacing windows, siding, trim or roofing, and also for some landscape irrigation systems and foundation repairs. The permit office at 817-222-7730 will tell you whether a job needs one and can schedule a free onsite consultation.

If you are not sure whether an old roof, window or foundation job was permitted, the permit office is the place to ask before you put the house on the market. You do not have to fix anything to sell to us; our post on selling a house as-is covers that route.

Water accounts, rentals and tenants

Water accounts are handled by Haltom City Utility Billing at City Hall, 4801 Haltom Rd., phone 817-222-7717. The billing page does not post steps for stopping service, so call that office and ask what it needs to close your account.

If you own a rental, the city's new water account page shows what your tenant faces: a residential account needs a valid Texas driver license or state ID card, a Social Security card or taxpayer ID, and a settlement statement, deed of trust or lease. The deposit is $75 for owners and $150 for renters, and it is applied to the final bill once the account has two straight years of on-time payments.

Selling a house with a tenant still in it is allowed, but if the tenant has to leave, the case belongs in court. Property Code 24.0041 says an eviction must be filed in the justice precinct where the property sits, and Tarrant County has eight justice of the peace courts. The county's justice precincts map shows which one covers your Haltom City street. Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas provides free civil legal help to people who qualify.

When the house is in an estate or foreclosure

An estate in probate. If the owner has died, the estate is usually opened in the county probate court. Tarrant County has two, Probate Court No. 1 and No. 2, and they handle wills, estate administration and lawsuits connected to an estate. Talk to a probate attorney about who has authority to sign the deed. See getting heir property in your name for the background.

A posted foreclosure. Tarrant County's foreclosure sales happen on the first Tuesday of each month at the courthouse at 100 West Weatherford Street in Fort Worth, and the notice must be posted 21 days before. If one is posted on your house, call your servicer and a housing counselor right away. Housing Opportunities of Fort Worth offers housing counseling for low- and moderate-income residents of Tarrant County and nearby counties.

Selling to Cash Home Advisors

You can sell as-is, without making repairs or chasing old permits. We can close in 7–14 days and we pay all closing costs. Se habla español.

Read how it works and who pays closing costs in DFW, then tell us about the house.

Local offices for this area

• Tarrant Appraisal District
• Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector: property tax
• Tarrant County Clerk: real estate records
• Haltom City Code Enforcement
• Haltom City Utility Billing

ZIP codes we buy in: 76117, 76137