Formal Procedures

Property owner submits a timely filed protest with Collin Appraisal Review Board (ARB)

Protest must be postmarked or hand-delivered by May 15^th, of the current year or by the protest deadline on the Notice of Appraised Value. (If May 15^th falls on a weekend or legal state or national holiday, the deadline will be the next business day.)

Appraisal Review Board will schedule a formal hearing

Property owner will be notified 15 days in advance

Appraisal Review Board will mail a Notice of Hearing to the property owner

Property owner will begin collecting evidence for a hearing before the Collin Appraisal Review Board

Prior to attending hearing:

• Property owner should finalize evidence
• Property owner makes 1 copy of evidence for ARB
• If you are not the property owner according to the district's record, you will be required to provide:
• Proof of ownership, power of attorney, probated will, etc,
OR
• If the owner hires a person who will be compensated to represent them, the Comptroller's Appointment of Agent for Property Taxes (Form 50-162) must be used.
  If the owner has their spouse, family member or friend representing them at the hearing, please use the Appointment of Non-Agent Representation Form.

Day of hearing:

• Bring evidence to hearing
• Arrive on time (first come first serve)
• Check in at Appraisal Review Board desk

In hearing panel:

• Panel chairman will ask owner/district to state name
• Both parties swear the evidence presenting is true and correct
• Owner/district will have 5 minutes to present evidence
• Owner/district will have a few minutes for rebuttal
• Panel chairman will close hearing. The three-member ARB panel will discuss the evidence presented and render a decision.

After hearing:

• In approximately 10 days, the ARB will send a final order by certified mail to the property owner.
• Property owner may seek further remedies, if dissatisfied with the ARB decision. See additional information included in the final order.