Glossary

Notice of protest

The filing that opens a property tax appeal, subject to a deadline that ends the appeal if missed.

Every jurisdiction publishes a window for contesting an assessment, and the wording of the rule matters more than any single date. Texas sets the deadline as May 15 or thirty days after the notice was delivered, whichever is later — so a notice arriving late moves the deadline outward. A static table printing only the calendar date tells some owners they have missed a window they still have. Most jurisdictions require the protest on their own form or through their portal rather than by letter, and many set a separate, shorter window for exchanging evidence before the hearing.

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