Property Owner’s Affidavit of Evidence Form 50-283
Tax Year_______________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________
Appraisal District’s Name Appraisal District Account Number (if known)
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: This form is for use by a property owner to offer and submit evidence and/or argument for an appraisal review board (ARB) protest
hearing by telephone conference call, videoconference or written affidavit pursuant to Tax Code Section 41.45.
FILING INSTRUCTIONS: This affidavit and evidence for the hearing may be submitted to the ARB either in paper or on a small portable electronic device (such as a
CD, USB flash drive or thumb drive) which will be kept by the ARB.
SECTION 1: Property Owner or Lessee
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of Property Owner or Lessee
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mailing Address, City, State, Zip Code
__________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
Phone Number (area code and number) Email Address
SECTION 2: Property Description
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Physical Address, City, State, Zip Code (if different than above)
If no street address, provide legal description: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mobile Home Make, Model and Identification Number (if applicable)
SECTION 3: Reasons for Protest
To preserve your right to present each reason for your ARB protest according to law, be sure to select all boxes that apply. Failure to select the box that
corresponds to each reason for your protest may result in your inability to protest an issue that you want to pursue.
Incorrect appraised (market) value and/or value is unequal compared with
other properties.
Change in use of land appraised as ag-use, open-space or timberland.
Property should not be taxed in ___________________________ .
Incorrect appraised or market value of land under special appraisal
for ag-use, open-space or other special appraisal.
(name of taxing unit)
Owner’s name is incorrect.
Property is not located in this appraisal district or otherwise should not
be included on the appraisal district’s record.
Property description is incorrect.
Failure to send required notice. ___________________________
(type)
Incorrect damage assessment rating for a property qualified for
a temporary disaster exemption.
Exemption was denied, modified or cancelled. Circuit breaker limitation on appraised value for non-homestead real
property was denied, modified or cancelled.
Temporary disaster damage exemption was denied or modified.
Other: ________________________________________________
Ag-use, open-space or other special appraisal was denied, modified or
cancelled.
SECTION 4: Evidence
Attach evidentiary materials (such as letters, receipts, deeds, photographs, etc.) to be submitted with this affidavit.
Provide the total number of pages or images submitted as evidence with this affidavit: _________________
SECTION 5: Statement of Facts or Arguments
State all facts or arguments that may help resolve your case.
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Property Owner’s Affidavit of Evidence Form 50-283
SECTION 6: Hearing Type
Indicate how you intend to participate in the ARB hearing regarding your protest (select only one box).
I do not intend to appear at the hearing in person, by telephone conference call or by videoconference.
This affidavit and the evidence and/or argument submitted with it may be used at the hearing if I do not appear in person at the hearing.
I intend to appear in person at the hearing.
This affidavit may not be used for the hearing if I do appear in person at the hearing.
I intend to appear by telephone conference call for the hearing.
This affidavit and the evidence submitted with it may be used for the hearing if I do not appear in person at the hearing.
I intend to appear by videoconference for the hearing.
This affidavit and the evidence submitted with it may be used for the hearing if I do not appear in person at the hearing.*
NOTE: If you decide later to appear by telephone conference call or videoconference, you must provide written notice to the ARB at least 10 days before the hearing
date and submit your evidence with an affidavit (if not previously done).
SECTION 7: Name and Signature
State of Texas
County of ___________________________________________
Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared ____________________________, who, being by me duly sworn, deposed as follows:
Affiant Name
1. My name is __________________________________________. I am of sound mind, capable of making this affidavit, and personally
Affiant Name
acquainted with the facts stated in this affidavit as well as any materials attached to this affidavit. I am submitting and offering any materials as evidence or
argument to the ARB for consideration at the protest hearing for the property described in Section 2 of this affidavit.
2. Any materials submitted with this affidavit as evidence were generated or collected by me or for me, and are the original or exact duplicates of the original.
3. Any materials I am submitting as evidence comprise a total of ________ pages or images and are described in Section 4 of this affidavit. I am attaching
any materials in paper form or on a small portable electronic device (such as a CD, USB flash drive or thumb drive) onto which images of the materials have
been loaded as prescribed by the ARB’s hearing procedures.
4. The facts contained in this affidavit are true and correct, and the information reflected in any evidentiary materials attached to this affidavit are true and correct.
Signed on this ______ day of _________________________ , 20 ____________
_____________________________________________________________
Affiant Signature
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me on the
______ day of ________________________ , 20____________
_________________________________________________
Notary Public, State of Texas
_________________________________________________
My Commission Expires
_________________________________________________
Notary’s Printed Name
*You may change your mind and appear in person at the ARB hearing. You do not waive the right to appear in person at the hearing by submitting this affidavit to the ARB. If you indicate
that you intend NOT to appear at the hearing or you do not complete this section of the form and you do not elect to appear by telephone conference call or videoconference, the ARB
is not required to consider the the affidavit at a scheduled hearing, and may consider the affidavit at a hearing designed for the specific purpose of processing affidavits.
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Property Owner’s Affidavit of Evidence Form 50-283
Important Information
GENERAL INFORMATION: This form is for use by a property owner to offer FILING INSTRUCTIONS: This affidavit and evidence for the hearing may be
and submit evidence and/or argument for an ARB protest hearing by telephone submitted to the ARB either in paper or on a small portable electronic device
conference call, videoconference or written affidavit pursuant to Tax Code Sec- (such as a CD, USB flash drive or thumb drive) which will be kept by the ARB.
tion 41.45. Evidence should NOT be provided on a smart phone. Review the ARB’s hearing
procedures regarding the requirements to properly submit evidence on a small
Property owners not appearing in person at a scheduled ARB protest hearing are portable electronic device. Do not file this document with the Texas Comp-
required to offer and submit evidentiary materials (such as documents, photo- troller of Public Accounts.
graphs, etc.) or argument (such as a written statement that specifies the action
of the appraisal district relating to the property from which relief is sought) by DEADLINES: The affidavit and evidence must be submitted to the ARB before
written affidavit delivered to the ARB before the hearing. the protest hearing begins.
Tax Code Section 41.45(b-6) does not require ARBs in counties with populations
less than 100,000 that lack technological capabilities to conduct videoconfer-
ences.
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