HaysCAD 2018 Property Tax Protests
Hays County Appraisal District Property Tax Protests:- Hays County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 18,330 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 14,600 in 2017. The volume of property tax protests in Hays County has been increasing during the last 3 years. The 2018 property tax protest count was for 50.46% commercial/industrial / other properties and 49.53% for houses (a% commercial vs b% houses). The volume of Hays County protests for houses has raised 64.58% in the last two years while the volume of commercials has fallen -5.06%. The total value of Hays County property protested in 2018 was $9.09Billion, including $2.79billion for houses and $6.3billion for commercial / other. The total value of property protested in Hays County rose 18.04% in the last two years. The value of houses increased 91.8% and the value of commercial rose 19.6% during the last two years. Hays County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 2,000 ARB hearings while Hays County Appraisal District coordinated 1,576 informal hearings. The number of Hays County informal settlements for houses rose from 3,790 in 2016 to 6,870 in 2018. Informal settlements for commercial rose from 6,280 in 2016 to 8,230 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $18million for all types of property at both the informal hearings and the formal / ARB hearings (estimate based on no exemptions and 2.7% tax rate.) Informal protests were successful for 79.8% of Hays County property owners in 2018 while owners were successful for 72% of ARB appeals.
Hays County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary
| HaysCAD Tax protests filed for 2018 | Number of Protests |
|---|---|
| Total Number Property Tax Protests | 18,329 |
| Number Single Family Property Tax Protests | 9,083 |
| Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests | 349 |
| Number Commercial Property Tax Protests | 777 |
| Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests | 273 |
| Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests | 27 |
| Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests | 137 |
| Number Utility Property Tax Protests | 160 |
| Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests | 0 |
| Number Other Property Tax Protests | 7,523 |
| HaysCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018 | Appraised Value |
|---|---|
| Total $ Value Protested | $9,089,606,758 |
| $ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested | $2,785,630,354 |
| $ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested | $1,784,317,885 |
| $ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested | $1,522,446,346 |
| $ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested | $870,670,140 |
| $ Value Utilities Protested | $410,725,667 |
| $ Value Oil & Gas Protested | $0 |
| $ Value Other Protested | $1,715,816,366 |
| HaysCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings | No. of Hearings |
|---|---|
| Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled | 11,842 |
| HaysCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes | No. Informally Resolved |
|---|---|
| Informal Property Tax Protest Process | 15,102 |
| # of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest | 6,870 |
| Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction | 12,052 |
| HaysCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018 | Value Reduction |
|---|---|
| $ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest | 82946287 |
| $ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest | 5,963 |
| HaysCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination | Written Determinations |
|---|---|
| # of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings | 1,576 |
| # of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB) | 1,048 |
| # of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB) | 528 |
| # Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing | 830 |
| HaysCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination | $ Reduction |
|---|---|
| $ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing | $239,241,771 |
| $ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing | $46,646,782 |
| $ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing | $192,594,989 |
| # of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed | 15 |
