• Property Owner's Notice of Protest

    Tax Year: 2025 / Fort Bend Central Appraisal District

  • Deadline Notice

    Notice of Protest is due no later than May 15th, 2025 (or within 30 days after a notice of appraised value was mailed to you, whichever is later)

    Late protests are allowed for good cause if you miss the usual deadline.

    The ARB decides whether you have good cause.

    Late protests are not allowed after the ARB approves the appraisal records for the year.

  • Duplicate Filings

  • Property owners do not need to file their appeal by multiple means, as filing a duplicate may result in processing delays.

    E.g. Filing your appeal for a property by mail - AND - Filing your appeal online by eFile for the same property will result in a duplicate filing.

  • GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: This form is for use by a property owner or the owner's designated agent to file a protest with the appraisal review board (ARB) pursuant to Tax Code 41.41. Lessees contractually obligated to reimburse a property owner for property taxes may be entitled to protest as a lessee if all Tax Code requirements are met, including those in Tax Code Section 41.413.

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  • Section 1: Property Owner or Lessee

  • Section 2: Property Description

  • Section 3: Reasons for Protest

    This notice is sufficient if there is an indication of dissatisfaction with a determination of the appraisal office.

  • Property should not be taxed in *.

  • Failure to send required notice *.

  • Section 4: Additional Facts

  • Section 5: Hearing Type

    A property owner does not waive the right to appear in person at a protest hearing by submitting an affidavit to the ARB or by electing to appear by telephone conference call.

  • NOTE: Please go to https://www.fbcad.org/informal to schedule an Informal Conference with an FBCAD Appraiser after submitting a timely Notice of Protest. This conference should take place prior to your scheduled ARB Hearing.

  • **If you decide later to appear by telephone conference call, you must provide written notice to the ARB at least 10 days before the hearing date. You are responsible for providing access to call theto any person(s) you wish to invite to participate in the hearing. Review the ARB's hearing procedures for county-specific telephone conference call procedures.

  • Section 6: ARB Hearing Notice and Procedures

  • If a protest goes to a hearing, the ARB will automatically send each party a copy of the ARB's hearing procedures.

  • Section 7: Certification and Signature

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  • Property Owner's Notice of Protest

  • GENERAL INFORMATION: This form is for use by a property owner or the owner’s designated agent to file a protest with ARB pursuant to Tax Code Section 41.41.  Lessees contractually obligated to reimburse a property owner for property taxes may be entitled to protest as a lessee if all Tax Code requirements are met, including those in Tax Code Section 41.413.

    FILING INSTRUCTIONS: This form and all supporting documentation must be filed with the appraisal district office in each county in which the property is located.  Do not file this document with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Contact information for appraisal district offices may be found on the Comptroller’s website.

    SINGLE-MEMBER PANELS: An ARB must provide a single-member panel hearing if requested in the notice of protest or submitted in writing to the ARB not later than the 10th day before the hearing date. (Tax Code Section 41.45(b-4))

    ELECTRONIC REMINDER: Electronic reminders are available in counties with a population of 120,000 or more.  You must request the reminder on your notice of protest or in writing and provide a valid email address or telephone number. (Tax Code Section 41.46(f))

    ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF COMMUNICATIONS: A property owner or their authorized representative may request electronic communications from a tax official under Tax Code Section 1.085(a-1) by using Form 50-843, Request for Electronic Delivery of Communications with a Tax Official. The form must be filed with the applicable tax official in the county where the property is located.

    FINAL ORDER OF DETERMINATION: Email delivery of the Order of Determination is available in counties with a population of 120,000 or more. 

    DEADLINES: With exceptions, the typical deadline for filing a notice of protest is midnight, May 15. (Tax Code Section 41.44) Contact the ARB for the county in which the property is located for the specific protest filing deadline.

    NOTICE: The Comptroller’s office may not advise a property owner, a property owner’s agent, the chief appraiser or any appraisal district employee on a matter that the Comptroller’s office knows is the subject of an ARB protest. Consult Tax Code Chapter 41 or the ARB hearing procedures for more information.

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  • Appointment of Family or Friend to Represent Me in Protest Hearing

  • Fill out the following authorization if you want to have a family member or friend represent you at the protest hearing. Use this only for family or friends who do not charge you for representation. You must use Comptroller form 50-162 to appoint a paid representative or to have notices and tax bills mailed to a representative. The named individual may be required to present identification upon arrival.

  • I hereby appoint to represent me in my protest hearing. My representative has general authority to review confidential information, appear for me at the protest hearing, and to negotiate and resolve the matters covered by this protest. This appointment applies only for the hearing on this account. I understand that the formal hearing notice and Order of Determining Protest will be delivered to me.

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