Harris Central Appraisal District
Adriana Palencia has extensive experience in property valuation, currently serving as a Commercial Valuation Analyst at Harris County Appraisal District since October 2017. In this role, Adriana focuses on the valuation of commercial and mixed-use land in the Northwest area of Harris County, utilizing limited sales data for ad valorem tax purposes and continuously collecting relevant data and tracking new developments. Previously, from September 2014 to October 2017, Adriana worked as a residential property appraiser at the same organization, where responsibilities included recording information and data for appraisal purposes in line with TDLR and county standards. Adriana holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Houston, obtained between 2012 and 2014.
Harris Central Appraisal District
The Harris Central Appraisal District appraises taxable property for the county, cities, school districts, and more than 300 special districts such as MUDs that levy property taxes within the district's boundaries. The district appraises more than 1.7 million property parcels annually. The district also administers exemptions and special appraisals, such as productivity valuation of qualified agricultural land, and determines the taxable situs of property. The chief executive officer of the appraisal district is the chief appraiser. The governing body of the district is the appraisal district’s board of directors. The appraisal district also has an appraisal review board, which hears property owner protests regarding values and other related matters, and a taxpayer liaison officer, who handles problems outside the jurisdiction of the appraisal review board. The appraisal review board is appointed by the local administrative district judge for Harris County.