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2019 Property Tax Protests

Property Tax Protest Summary

Tax protests filed for 2019 Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests 1,878
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests 549
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests 107
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests 236
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests 122
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests 8
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests 8
Number Utility Property Tax Protests 117
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests 25
Number Other Property Tax Protests 706
Appraised Value for property tax protests 2019 Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested $1,210,943,050
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested $81,439,340
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested $80,753,590
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested $163,900,260
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested $656,389,700
$ Value Utilities Protested $43,256,700
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested $5,984,120
$ Value Other Protested $179,219,340
2019 Number of Protest Hearings No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled 1017
total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2019 resolved through informal processes No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process 1,361
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest 472
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction 405
Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2019 Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest $167
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest $238
2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings 176
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) 35
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) 141
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing 10
2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination $ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $18,326,037
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing $300,970
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing $18,025,067
# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed 5