Liberty County Appraisal District confirmed a large volume of property tax protests in 2019; the total was 11,100 versus 4,270 in 2018 and 3,510 in 2017. Homeowners accounted for most of the protests in 2019, as is typical ( 11,100 appeals by homeowners versus 590 commercial/industrial/other). Liberty County property owners submitted property tax protests for real property and business personal property with a total value of $1.36 billion. Most of the protests were resolved at the informal appeal level. Liberty County Appraisal District processed 1,300 informal hearings and the Liberty County Appraisal Review Board (ARB) held 422 hearings. Property owners who protested Liberty County valuations won big. Total savings for informal/formal were $1 million (for both single-family and commercial/other, based on 2.7% tax rate and no exemptions.

Liberty County Appraisal District Property Tax Protest Summary

LibertyCAD Tax protests filed for 2019	Number of Protests
Total Number Property Tax Protests	11,104
Number Single Family Property Tax Protests	1,636
Number Multifamily / Apartment Property Tax Protests	36
Number Commercial Property Tax Protests	393
Number Business Personal Property Property Tax Protests	197
Number Industrial Real Property Property Tax Protests	33
Number Industrial Personal Property Property Tax Protests	172
Number Utility Property Tax Protests	540
Number Oil & Gas Property Tax Protests	178
Number Other Property Tax Protests	7,919

LibertyCAD Appraised Value for property tax protests 2019	Appraised Value
Total $ Value Protested	$1,357,896,005
$ Value Single Family (Homes, Condo, Townhome) Protested	$219,476,633
$ Value Multifamily/Apartment Protested	$59,724,665
$ Value Commercial Real and Personal Protested	$300,979,789
$ Value Industrial Real and Personal Protested	$268,578,380
$ Value Utilities Protested	$231,849,680
$ Value Oil & Gas Protested	$53,150,236
$ Value Other Protested	$224,136,622

LibertyCAD 2019 Number of Protest Hearings	No. of Hearings
Appraisal Review Board Protests Scheduled	6,152

LibertyCAD total number of concerns, inquiries or protests filed in 2019 resolved through informal processes	No. Informally Resolved
Informal Property Tax Protest Process	1,296
# of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	476
Informal Property Tax Protest with Reduction	230

LibertyCAD Value reduction resolved though informal process in 2019	Value Reduction
$ Value of Houses Resolved at Informal Protest	10233415
$ Value of Other Accounts Resolved at Informal Protest	168

LibertyCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	Written Determinations
# of Appraisal Review Board Property Tax ProtestHearings	422
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for Houses (ARB)	139
# of Property Tax Protest Hearings for All Other Properties (ARB)	283
# Houses with Reduction at ARB Protest Hearing	43

LibertyCAD 2019 protests that resulted in an ARB written determination	$ Reduction
$ Reduction All Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$6,688,080
$ Reduction Houses at ARB Protest Hearing	$1,561,050
$ Reduction All Other Properties at ARB Protest Hearing	$5,127,030

# of Binding Arbitration Cases Filed

7