Thereafter, the Tax Office disburses the taxes collected to the various taxing entities for which it serves as collector. The Tax Office accepts property tax payments online, by telephone, by mail or in person. Persons paying property taxes may use multiple and any combination of credit cards or multiple e-checks to pay their taxes.
Partial payments are accepted and will reduce any penalty and interest owed. If the home you buy has had a cap in place for several years, be aware that the value of the home, and the taxes, may increase substantially in the year following the year you purchase it. This is because your cap won't take effect until the second year after you purchase the home. If you buy or sell a home that has an existing over or disability exemption, the rules are different.
Whether the over or disability exemption stays in place depends on whether the person who qualified for that exemption transfers it to a different homestead during the same year. In the first quarter of each year, the Harris County Appraisal District develops a list of all properties with a prior year homestead exemption which, during that same year, were sold to a new owner.
Then, as required by law, the district cancels the old exemption as of January 1 of the new year and mails the new owner an exemption application form.
However, you should act to protect your rights by ensuring that we have transferred ownership on the new home and that you have timely filed the homestead exemption application. Homeowners who have inherited their home may qualify for a money-saving homestead exemption. A new Texas law enacted in makes it easier for heir property owners to qualify for a homestead exemption by creating more accessible application requirements.
Property owners who are receiving a partial homestead exemption on heirship property can now apply for a percent homestead exemption even when the home has co-owners. Please click here to see the entire brochure. For any questions or additional assistance, you are encouraged to call an HCAD representative at the numbers and location listed on the contact page.
Harris Country Appraisal District Contact. Search Search. Property Tax Exemptions for Homeowners A homestead exemption helps you save on taxes on your home. School taxes — all homeowners. County taxes — all homeowners. Optional exemptions — all homeowners. Harris Country Appraisal District Contact. Search Search.
Begin Your Search. See Our Services. Find a Form. Property tax workshops, holiday schedules and closings, application deadlines and more. If the homeowner rejects the iSettle value, the homeowner is scheduled to go directly to an ARB protest hearing. Should you choose to file in person or by mail, HCAD has protest forms and the form explains the protest process. HCAD has protest forms available at its office or online.
However, it is not necessary to use an official form. Property Tax Notice of Protest forms are available:. Once you file your written protest or your Property Tax Notice of Protest form, your hearing will normally be scheduled a few weeks thereafter. The appraisal review board will send you a notice with the time, date and place of the hearing.
Also listed on the notice will be an appointment, generally one week before the hearing, for you to meet with an HCAD appraiser to discuss your case.
Attendance at the appointment to meet with an HCAD appraiser is optional; many cases are resolved in such meetings.
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