Harris County Appraisal District
Exemption Center
13013 Northwest Fwy.
P. O. Box 922012
Houston, TX 77292-2012
(713) 957-7800
Form 11.23 (04/2018)
Application for Miscellaneous Property
Tax Exemption for
Year
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: This application is for use in claiming property tax exemptions pursuant to Tax Code §11.23. This application
covers property you owned on January 1 of this year or acquired during this year. You must furnish all information and documentation
required by the application.
APPLICATION DEADLINES: Y
ou must file the completed application with all required documentation between January 1 and no later than
April 30 of the year for which you are requesting an exemption. If you acquired the property after January 1 of this year and wish to qualify for
the exemption this year, you must apply before the first anniversary of the date you acquired the property or before the first anniversary of the
date any property was acquired after January 1.
ANNUAL APPLICATION REQUIRED: You must apply for this exemption each year you claim entitlement to the exemption, except for
exemption as veteran’s organization, medical center development, county fair association or National Hispanic Institute.
For exemption as a veterans organization, medical center development, a county fair association or a National Hispanic Institute, you do not
need to reapply annually, but you must reapply if the chief appraiser requires you to do so, or if you want the exemption to apply to property not
listed in this application. You must notify the chief appraiser in writing by May 1 if and when your right to this exemption ends. Return the
completed form to the address above.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Pursuant to Tax Code §11.45, after considering this application and all relevant information, the chief appraiser may request additional
information from you. You must provide the additional information within 30 days of the request or the application is denied. For good cause
shown, the chief appraiser may extend the deadline for furnishing the additional information by written order for a single period not to exceed
15 days.
STEP 1: Property Owner/Applicant
The applicant is the following type of property owner:
Individual Partnership Corporation Other (specify):
Name of Property Owner
Physical Address
Driver’s License, Personal ID Certificate,
Social Security Number,** Federal Tax ID Number
City, County, State, ZIP Code % Ownership Interest Phone (area code and number)
Applicant’s Mailing Address (if different from the physical address provided above):
Address: City: County: State: ZIP Code
P
lace an “X” or check mark in the box if the ownership interest identified above is less than 100 percent (100%) in the property for which you
are claiming the exemption. Provide on a separate sheet the following information for each additional individual or entity who has an ownership
interest in the property: property owner’s name; driver’s license, personal ID certificate, social security number, or federal tax ID number;
primary phone number; mailing address; and percentage (%) of ownership interest in the property. Under Tax Code §11.41(a), if the applicant
is not the sole owner of the property to which the exemption applies, the exemption shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the value of the property interest the applicant owns and the denominator of which is the value of the property.
If you are an Individual property owner filing this application on your own behalf, skip Step 2 and go to Step 3; all other applicants are
required to complete Step 2.
STEP 2: Authorized Representative
Provide the following information for the individual with the legal authority to act for the property owner in this matter:
Name of Authorized Representative Driver’s License, Personal ID Certificate,
Social Security Number,** Federal Tax ID Number
Title of Authorized Representative Phone (area code and number)
County
Mailing Address
** Disclosure of your social security number (SSN) may be required and is authorized by law for the purpose of tax administration and identification of any individual affected by applicable law. Authority: 42
U.S.C. § 405(c)(2)(C)(i); Tax Code §
11.43(f). Except as authorized by Tax Code Section 11.48(b), a driver’s license number, personal identification certificate number, or social security number provided in
this application for an exemption filed with your county appraisal district is confidential and not open to public inspection under Tax Code Section 11.48(a).
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