Harris County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

HCAD Tax protests filed for 2017	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	388,762
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	269,967
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	4,301
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	38,145
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	11,785
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	1,435
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	2,844
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	4,261
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	287
Number Other Property Tax Protests	55,737

HCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2017	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$313,010,343,772
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$92,486,081,470
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$38,228,769,532
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$121,250,847,025
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$43,712,285,787
$ Value Utilities Protested	$5,302,920,020
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$71,563,893
$ Value Other Protested	$11,957,876,045

HCAD 2017 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	219,741

HCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2017 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	200,982
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	143,794
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	165,931

HCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2017	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	124,023
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	41,908

HCAD 2017 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	117,542
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	80,651
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	36,891
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	49,044

HCAD 2017 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$10,959,452,337
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,569,613,708
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$9,389,838,629

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

7,307