Free Notice of Protest Hearing - Texas


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State: Texas
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50-216 (Rev. 12-07/5)

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NOTICE OF PROTEST HEARING NOTICE OF PROTEST HEARING For Tax Year _________
Appraisal Review Board for the _______________________________________________________ Appraisal District. Case number: ______________________________________________ Account number: ______________________________________________ Property description: Name and Mailing Address:

Dear Property Owner: You filed a notice of protest on the above referenced account and we have scheduled you for a hearing. The date, time, and place of your hearing are as follows: DATE:__________________________________________________________________________________________ TIME: __________________________________________________________________________________________ PLACE: ________________________________________________________________________________________
(NOTE: If you have not designated a tax agent to represent you at your protest hearing you are entitled to have your protest hearing postponed one time to a date not less than 5 days or more than 30 days from the date above, unless you, the chief appraiser and the appraisal review board agree to a different date. If you or your agent show reasonable cause or the chief appraiser consents, you may receive one or more postponements of the hearing date(s). You may request a postponement in writing, including by facsimile or e-mail, by telephone, or in person to the full review board, panel of the review board, or chairperson of the review board.)

This particular hearing will consider the issues you raised concerning:

If you have requested that this property be divided (split-out) into one or more new accounts or combined with an existing account, please bring copies of relevant deeds, contracts, or plats to the hearing. It is important that you be on time for your hearing. Hearings are scheduled at specific times and your protest may be dismissed if you fail to appear.* Most hearings are completed in about _________ minutes. If you do not want to attend the hearing, the law allows you to submit your evidence in the form of a sworn affidavit. The affidavit must state that you swear or affirm that the information it contains is true and correct, and you must execute it before a Notary Public or other public official who is authorized to administer oaths. If you decide to submit an affidavit, please make sure it identifies you as the property owner and your address, that it reflects the account number and property description shown above, and that it shows the date and time of the hearing. For an affidavit to be considered, WE MUST RECEIVE IT AT THE HEARING LOCATION SHOWN ABOVE PRIOR TO THE TIME OF YOUR HEARING. An affidavit form is enclosed for your use. You may also have a representative or agent appear for you. This person must have written authorization to represent you. The authorization form must be approved by the appraisal district and be signed by you. For your hearing, you should bring written evidence and/or documentation of value to support your protest. You may request that the appraisal district furnish you with schedules and data used to appraise your property as well as any evidence the chief appraiser will present at your protest. The appraisal district may charge for any copies. If you have further questions, you may call: _______________________________________________________________________________________________
*PLEASE NOTE: Failure to appear at your hearing either in person, by sending a sworn affidavit containing evidence to support your protest, or by authorized representative may jeopardize your right to appeal the appraisal review board's decision to district court.