Each year, property owners often expect to receive a Notice of Appraised Value. However, appraisal districts are only required to mail this notice under specific circumstances. If you did not receive one, it may simply mean your property did not meet the statutory requirements for notification.
When Is a Notice of Appraised Value Required?
An appraisal district must send a Notice of Appraised Value if any of the following conditions apply:
- The appraised value of your property increased by $1,000 or more compared to the prior year.
- The appraised value is higher than the value you submitted in a timely filed rendition.
- Your property was not included on the appraisal roll in the previous year.
- An exemption approved in the prior year has been canceled or reduced for the current year.
If none of these conditions apply to your property, a notice is not generated.
How Does the 2025-2026 Reappraisal Plan Affect Your Notice?
The District’s Board of Directors adopts a reappraisal plan every two years. The current reappraisal plan, adopted for 2025 and 2026, includes language that may affect whether you receive a notice.
If your property’s 2025 market value was lowered through:
- an informal meeting with an Appraisal District Appraiser, or
- a formal hearing before the Appraisal Review Board (ARB),
and that value was not appealed further to arbitration, the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH), or litigation, that resolved market value will generally remain in place for the 2026 appraisal year.
Your 2026 value will stay the same unless one of the following occurs:
- New construction or improvements are added to the property.
- There is a change in the property’s characteristics.
- There is evidence supporting a further reduction in market value.
If you protested your 2025 property value and none of the four statutory notice conditions were triggered, you may not receive a Notice of Appraised Value.
Can I Still File a Protest?
Yes. You may file a protest even if you did not receive a Notice of Appraised Value.
The deadline to file a protest is:
- May 15, or
- 30 days after the date on your appraisal notice,
whichever is later. If May 15 falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline moves to the next business day.
To review your property’s current value, visit the Property Search option on our website at www.bcad.org.
How to Submit a Protest
You may file your protest online through the district’s Online Services Portal. If you prefer not to file online, you may submit your completed protest form by:
- Visiting the Help Center
- Mailing it
- Faxing it
- Delivering it in person
Contact Information
Bexar Central Appraisal Review Board
411 N. Frio St.
P.O. Box 830248
San Antonio, TX 78283-0248
Phone: 210-242-2432
Fax: 210-242-2454 or 210-242-2453
Help Center: https://help.bcad.org/
The protest form, Form 50-132 – Notice of Protest, is available under the ARB – Appraisal Review Board section on the Forms page at www.bcad.org.
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