Harris County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

HCAD Tax protests filed for 2016	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	382,555
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	265,491
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	4,550
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	37,415
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	10,899
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	1,385
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	3,305
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	4,061
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	124
Number Other Property Tax Protests	55,325

HCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2016	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$305,539,634,633
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$88,124,606,106
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$36,013,806,387
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$108,307,000,000
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$11,080,682,813
$ Value Utilities Protested	$23,107,455,848
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$22,651,786,870
$ Value Other Protested	$16,254,296,609

HCAD 2016 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	214,411

HCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2016 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	191,445
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	136,329
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	155,222

HCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2016	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	116,231
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	38,991

HCAD 2016 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	111,968
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	75,576
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	36,392
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	49,577

HCAD 2016 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$11,293,232,586
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,680,178,113
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$9,613,054,473

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

7667