Harris County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

HCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	371,300
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	251,748
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	4,303
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	39,068
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	10,896
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	1,446
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	2,656
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	1,790
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	261
Number Other Property Tax Protests	59,132

HCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$315,954,034,528
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$86,808,089,586
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$40,850,000,245
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$124,966,076,936
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$47,576,982,667
$ Value Utilities Protested	$3,104,923,925
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$62,950,080
$ Value Other Protested	$12,585,011,089

HCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	246,596

HCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	166,870
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	112,030
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	116,130

HCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	76,458
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	39,672

HCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	129,717
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	91,252
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	38,465
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	37,702

HCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$10,841,583,880
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,207,708,259
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$9,633,875,621

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

2238