Kenedy County Appraisal District received property tax appeals for a total of 120 real property and BPP accounts in 2018 versus 169 in 2017. The 2018 property tax protest count was for 120commercial/industrial / other properties and 0 for houses (100% commercial vs 0% houses). The volume of Kenedy County protests for houses has dropped 25% in the last two years while the volume of commercial has dropped 19%. The total value of Kenedy County property protested in 2018 was $285M, including $0 for houses and $285M for commercial / other. The value of Kenedy County houses protested in 2018 rose from $0 last year to $400,000 this year. Kenedy County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) conducted 2 ARB hearings while Kenedy County Appraisal District coordinated 120 hearings. The volume of Kenedy County Appraisal Review Board hearings fell from 6 in 2016 to 2 in 2018. The property tax savings were massive, a total of $15M 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 100% of Kenedy County property owners in 2018 while owners were successful for 0% of ARB appeals.

Kenedy County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

KenedyCAD Tax protests filed for 2018	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	120
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	0
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	0
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	0
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	0
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	0
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	8
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	47
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	65
Number Other Property Tax Protests	0

KenedyCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2018	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$285,321,383
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$0
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$0
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$0
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$145,372,416
$ Value Utilities Protested	$23,203,840
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$106,510,520
$ Value Other Protested	$10,234,607

KenedyCAD 2018 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	14

KenedyCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2018 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	120
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	0
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	120

KenedyCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2018	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	0
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	$144

KenedyCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	2
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	0
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	2
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	0

KenedyCAD 2018 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$0
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	0
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$0

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

0