Property owners who disagree with the Central Appraisal District of Johnson County's appraisal of their property for local taxes or for any other action that adversely affects them, may protest their property value to the appraisal district's Appraisal Review Board. The board will begin hearing taxpayer protests May 30.
After the board completes its hearings and approves final property tax appraisals, local governments will use these appraisals to set 2012 property tax rates.
The board is a group of residents who live in the appraisal district and are appointed by the appraisal district's board of directors.
Property owners may protest any of the following issues to the board:
• the appraisal or market value of the property
• unequal appraisal of the taxpayer's property compared to similar property in the district
• inclusion of the property on the appraisal records
• denial of a partial exemption, such as a homestead exemption
• denial of special appraisals, such as agricultural or timber productivity appraisal
• determination that agricultural or timber land has had a change of use and is subject to a rollback tax
• identification of the taxing unit or units in which the property is located
• determination that the taxpayer is the owner of the property
• any other action of the appraisal office that adversely affects the owner.
A property owner must file a written
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notice of protest before June 1. The review board schedules a hearing and sends the protesting property owner written notice of the date, time and place of the hearing.
To inquire further, contact the Central Appraisal District of Johnson County office at 817-648-3000.