Mail-In Hearing Affidavit Generator
Generates a sworn written affidavit of evidence a homeowner can submit instead of appearing in person at their appeal hearing, for when work, travel, distance, or a scheduling conflict makes attending impossible. The homeowner supplies their state, the review body the affidavit is addressed to, the parcel or account number, the assessed value on their notice, their own supported opinion of value, the comparable sales backing it, and a short summary of any other evidence (photos, repair estimates, record-error corrections). The tool returns a formal first-person affidavit that identifies the property owner and the property, states the protest reasons and the requested value, walks through each comparable and the single adjustment behind it, references the attached evidence, and closes with a sworn statement and a notary jurat block ready for signing in front of a notary. The affidavit is written so the board can decide the case on the paper alone, which is exactly how the absent-owner affidavit route is designed to work, and it stays anchored to value rather than to the tax bill.
Example
Input: State: Texas (Harris County); review body: Harris Central Appraisal District Appraisal Review Board (ARB); account #1234567; tax year 2026; assessed value $720,000; opinion of value $640,000; comps: (1) 0.3 mi away, 2,150 sf vs my 2,400 sf, sold $612,000 four months ago; (2) same street, similar size, sold $635,000 two months ago; (3) backs to a commercial lot like mine, sold $628,000 last month; additional evidence: four photos of foundation cracking and a $14,000 contractor repair estimate.
Output: BEFORE THE APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS In re: Protest of Account No. 1234567 - Tax Year 2026 PROPERTY OWNER'S AFFIDAVIT OF EVIDENCE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS BEFORE ME, the undersigned notary, on this day personally appeared Jordan Lee, who being by me duly sworn, deposed and stated as follows: 1. My name is Jordan Lee. I am the owner of the property at 415 Maple Street, identified as Account No. 1234567. I am over 18 years of age, of sound mind, and fully competent to make this affidavit, and the facts stated here are within my personal knowledge and are true and correct. 2. I am submitting this affidavit and the attached evidence in lieu of appearing in person at my scheduled Appraisal Review Board hearing, and I respectfully ask the Board to decide my protest on this written record. 3. The appraisal district has appraised my property at $720,000. My supported opinion of value is $640,000, and I respectfully request that the appraised value be reduced to that figure. 4. Three recent sales of comparable homes support a lower value. The first, about three-tenths of a mile away, sold four months ago for $612,000; it is smaller than my home - roughly 2,150 square feet versus 2,400 - so even adjusted upward for size it lands below the appraised value. The second, on my own street and very close in size, sold two months ago for $635,000 and needs almost no adjustment. The third sold last month for $628,000 and, like mine, backs onto a commercial lot, a recognized location penalty. These sales cluster around $635,000, and I have placed my opinion conservatively at $640,000. 5. I further attach as Exhibit A four photographs showing foundation cracking at the property, and as Exhibit B a contractor's written estimate of $14,000 to repair it. This condition is not reflected in the appraised value and supports a reduction. 6. For the reasons above, I respectfully request that the Appraisal Review Board reduce the appraised value of Account No. 1234567 from $720,000 to $640,000. Further affiant sayeth not. _______________________________ Jordan Lee, Affiant SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me by Jordan Lee on this _____ day of __________, 2026. _______________________________ Notary Public, State of Texas
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