A property owner who wants to appeal an appraisal review board order must file a completed binding-arbitration request and the required deposit with the comptroller within 60 days after notice of the order.
Sec. 41A.03. REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION. (a) To appeal an appraisal review board order under this chapter, a property owner must file with the comptroller not later than the 60th day after the date the property owner receives notice of the order: (1) a completed request for binding arbitration under this chapter in the form prescribed by Section 41A.04; and (2) an arbitration deposit in the amount of: (A) $450, if the property qualifies as the owner's residence homestead under Section 11.13 and the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property is $500,000 or less, as determined by the order; (B) $500, if the property qualifies as the owner's residence homestead under Section 11.13 and the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property is more than $500,000, as determined by the order; (C) $500, if the property does not qualify as the owner's residence homestead under Section 11.13 and the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property is $1 million or less, as determined by the order; (D) $800, if the property does not qualify as the owner's residence homestead under Section 11.13 and the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property is more than $1 million but not more than $2 million, as determined by the order; (E) $1,050, if the property does not qualify as the owner's residence homestead under Section 11.13 and the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property is more than $2 million but not more than $3 million, as determined by the order; or (F) $1,550, if the property does not qualify as the owner's residence homestead under Section 11.13 and the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the property is more than $3 million but not more than $5 million, as determined by the order. (a-1) If a property owner requests binding arbitration under this chapter to appeal appraisal review board orders involving two or more contiguous tracts of land that are owned by the property owner, a single arbitration deposit in the amount provided by Subsection (a)(2) is sufficient to satisfy the requirement of Subsection (a)(2). For purposes of this subsection, "contiguous tracts of land" means improved or unimproved tracts of land that are touching or that share a common boundary, as determined using appraisal district records or legal descriptions of the tracts. (b) A property owner who fails to strictly comply with this section waives the property owner's right to request arbitration under this chapter. A property owner who appeals an appraisal review board order determining a protest concerning the appraised or market value, as applicable, of the owner's property under Chapter 42 waives the owner's right to request binding arbitration under this chapter regarding the value of that property. An arbitrator shall dismiss any pending arbitration proceeding if the property owner's rights are waived under this subsection. (c) If a property owner files a request for binding arbitration through an electronic system, the property owner must pay the arbitration deposit required by Subsection (a) through the electronic system. (d) If a property owner does not file a request for binding arbitration through an electronic system, the property owner must pay the arbitration deposit required by Subsection (a) by check or money order made payable to the comptroller or by another form of payment acceptable to the comptroller. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 372 (S.B. 1351), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 912 (H.B. 182), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (H.B. 4412), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1211 (S.B. 771), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2010. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 488 (S.B. 1662), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1259 (H.B. 585), Sec. 23, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 474 (S.B. 849), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 570 (S.B. 731), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 47 (H.B. 1802), Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 659 (S.B. 1876), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 (S.B. 2), Sec. 69, eff. January 1, 2020. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 266 (S.B. 2355), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2024.