Sell your Rowlett house as-is

Dallas County or Rockwall County: check your address first

Rowlett had an estimated 68,123 residents in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The Census counts most of them in Dallas County, with the rest in Rockwall County. Your county decides who appraises the house and where its deed is recorded.

The city's appraisal districts page links both districts. Search your address on one district's site, then the other; your deed and tax statement also name the county.

County offices for a Rowlett house

What you need	Dallas County address	Rockwall County address
Value, exemptions, ownership changes	Dallas Central Appraisal District	Rockwall Central Appraisal District, 841 Justin Road, Rockwall, 972-771-2034
Deeds, liens and releases	County Clerk Recording Division, 500 Elm Street, Suite 2100, Dallas	County Clerk property records, 1111 E. Yellowjacket Lane, Suite 100, Rockwall

A value protest is filed with the Appraisal Review Board of the appraisal district for your county, and that board hears it.

Who bills property taxes on a Rowlett house

The city's property tax page says Rowlett contracted with the Dallas County Tax Office to bill and collect city property taxes for all Rowlett owners in both Dallas and Rockwall counties. The statement comes each October from Dallas County. The closest Dallas County Tax Office is at 140 N. Garland Avenue, Suite 101, in Garland (214-653-7811).

Other taxing units can bill separately. Rockwall County's tax office page says its county property taxes have been collected by the Rockwall Central Appraisal District since October 2012. So read every statement you get, and ask each collector named on them for a payoff figure good through your closing date.

Behind on taxes? Per the city page, they are due October 1 and delinquent after January 31. The penalty starts at 6% and climbs 1% a month to 12% by July 1, plus interest that also rises monthly.

Mowing invoices that become liens

Rowlett Code Enforcement enforces the 2018 International Property Maintenance Code along with city ordinances. If a violation notice is not fixed by its due date, the city hires a contractor, according to its Open Abatement Liens page. The usual jobs are mowing grass or weeds over 12 inches, trimming overgrown plants, hauling off trash and debris, and securing a building or a swimming pool.

• The owner gets an invoice for the contractor's charge plus an administrative fee of $150 for residential property.
• If the invoice is not paid by its due date, the city files an abatement lien in the deed records of Dallas or Rockwall County. Filing fees are added to the lien, and interest accrues on the labor cost and the administrative fee.
• To get a payoff, call 972-412-6105 with the property address and the date the payoff should be figured through. The city accepts cash, credit card or check. Checks by mail go to ATTN: Liens, 6602 Dalrock Rd., Rowlett, TX 75089.

Since the lien is recorded with the county, ask for the payoff as soon as you decide to sell and give it to your title company. Leaving the house empty? See our vacant house checklist.

Tenants, rental registration and the final water bill

Rowlett's single-family rental program applies if you rent the house out before you sell or keep a tenant in it while you do:

• Every rented single-family house and duplex must be registered each year. The annual fee is $50.00 per property.
• An inspection is required whenever the tenant changes, and it costs $75.00. The new tenant cannot move in until the inspection is approved, and the owner can be charged $200.00 if they move in early.

If a tenant will not leave, only a court can order it. Texas law gives eviction suits to the justice court in the precinct where the property is located (Property Code sections 24.004 and 24.0041). For Dallas County addresses, the county's justice of the peace page links a district map.

When your closing date is set, end the water account with the city's online disconnection form or in person at 6602 Dalrock Rd. The city reads the meter and sends a final bill. Any deposit is applied to it, and a larger deposit is refunded by mail to your forwarding address. Questions: 972-412-6105.

Foreclosure notices and estates on both sides of the line

A foreclosure notice. Texas foreclosure sales happen on the first Tuesday of the month, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and notice has to be given at least 21 days ahead. (Property Code section 51.002). Where the sale happens depends on the county. In Dallas County it is the north side of the George Allen Courts Building, facing Commerce Street; the clerk's foreclosure notices page sorts postings by city and month. In Rockwall County, the county's notices page places trustee's sales on the front steps of the courthouse at 1111 Yellowjacket Lane and tells readers to contact the trustee named on the notice with questions. Free counseling in English or Spanish is available from Dallas County's Home Loan Counseling Center, a HUD-approved agency, at (214) 819-6060.

A parent's estate. Probate is filed in the county where the person who died lived, which is not always where the house is (Estates Code section 33.001). For someone who lived on the Dallas County side, that means Dallas County's probate courts: The Probate Court, Probate Court No. 2 and Probate Court No. 3, on the 7th floor at 600 Commerce Street. On the Rockwall County side, the County Clerk takes probate filings at 1111 E. Yellowjacket Lane, Suite 100.

Selling your Rowlett house to Cash Home Advisors

Cash Home Advisors buys Rowlett houses on both sides of the county line. You can sell as-is, without making repairs. We pay all closing costs, and we can close in 7–14 days. Se habla español.

Start with the short form, or read how it works first. If one of the situations above is yours, see selling before a foreclosure sale or selling an inherited house in Texas.

Local offices for this area

• Dallas Central Appraisal District
• Rockwall Central Appraisal District
• City of Rowlett Property Taxes (billed by the Dallas County Tax Office)
• Dallas County Clerk, Recording Division
• Rockwall County Clerk, Property Records
• City of Rowlett Open Abatement Liens

ZIP codes we buy in: 75088, 75089