2026 Residential Property Tax Petition (Spizizen v W Bloomfield) 7-19-26.pdf
Kevin Spizizen Petitioner Vs. Township Of West Bloomfield Respondent · 26-002709-TT
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS LANSING MARLON I. BROWN, DPA DIRECTOR MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL · 611 W. OTTAWA ST., LANSING, MI 48933 · 517-335-9760 PO BOX 30232, LANSING, MI 48909 · Other Carriers: 2407 N. GRAND RIVER AVE., LANSING, MI 48906 _____________________________ MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL Petitioner(s) v MTT Docket No. _____________________________ Respondent(s) ENTIRE TRIBUNAL PROPERTY TAX PETITION 1. Property Parcel No: _____________________________________________ (If more than one parcel is at issue, attach a completed Multiple Parcel Petition Form addressing all other parcels at issue.) 2. The property identified above is ___real ___personal. 3. If more than one parcel of real property is under appeal, are the properties contiguous? ___Yes ___No. (If no, separate Petitions are required for each non- contiguous parcel.) 4. Are all of the parcels of personal property located on a parcel of real property under appeal? ___Yes ___No. (If no, separate Petitions are required for each parcel of personal property not located on a parcel of real property under appeal.) 5. If parcels of personal property are under appeal, when were the personal property statements filed by parcel number (attach additional page if necessary): 6. The property identified above is classified as _________________________ 7. If the assessment or assessments at issue were protested, the protest was made to Respondent’s ___ March ___ July ___December Board of Review. KEVIN SPIZIZEN, TOWNSHIP OF WEST BLOOMFIELD, X-18-24-153-001 X Residential-Improved xx
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MTT Docket No. _________________ Page 2 of 4 8. If a protest was required and no protest was made, list the separate and specific facts upon which Petitioner relies to invoke the Tribunal’s authority over the assessment or assessments at issue (attach additional page if necessary): 9. If the appeal was not submitted by the deadline for the filing of an appeal for the classification or classifications of the properties at issue (i.e., May 31 or July 31 of the tax year involved), list the separate and specific facts upon which Petitioner relies to invoke the Tribunal’s authority over the assessment or assessments at issue (attach additional page if necessary): 10. The property or properties at issue are located in _______________County. The property or properties’ address is: 11. The assessment or assessments at issue were established by the (applicable local governmental unit): ________________________________________ 12. Petitioner’s legal residence or principal office address is: 13. This appeal involves issues relating to the (check all that are applicable): ________the property or properties’ true cash and taxable values ________the property or properties’ taxable value only If the property or properties’ taxable value is at issue, is there a dispute as to the value of an addition or loss? ___ Yes ___No ________uniformity of the property or properties’ assessment ________the property or the properties’ exemption from ad valorem taxation under MCL ______ 14. The tax year(s) at issue are: _______________________________________ Oakland 4791 Cove West Bloomfield, Michigan 48323 Charter Township of West Bloomfield 29800 Middlebelt Road, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334 X 2026
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MTT Docket No. _________________ Page 3 of 4 15. If more than the current tax year is being appealed, list the separate and specific facts upon which Petitioner relies to invoke the Tribunal’s authority over the prior tax year or years (attach additional page if necessary): 16. The values for the property identified above as established by Respondent’s Board of Review are: Tax Year True Cash Value Assessed Value Taxable Value 17. Petitioner contends that the values for the property identified above are: Tax Year True Cash Value State Equalized Value Taxable Value 18. The values in dispute for the property identified above are: Tax Year True Cash Value State Equalized Value Taxable Value 19. Petitioner requests the following relief (attach additional page if necessary): 20. List the separate and specific facts upon which Petitioner relies to support the relief requested (attach additional page if necessary): 2026 $829,840 $414,920 $397,691 2026 $600,000 $300,000 $300,000 2026 $229,840 $114,920 $97,691 The Tribunal reduce the assessed value, state equalized and taxable value on the subject property and issue a refund with interest as provided by the Tax Tribunal Act, together with such further relief as the Tribunal deems just. The subject assessments are excessive and do not reflect the true cash value of the property.
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MTT Docket No. _________________ Page 4 of 4 Signature of Petitioner’s Authorized Representative or, if none, Petitioner: ______________________________________________________________________ Printed Name of Petitioner’s Authorized Representative or, if none, Petitioner: ______________________________________________________________________ Email Address: _________________________________________________________ Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Telephone Number: _____________________________________________________ Date: _________________________________________________________________ /s/ Jay A. Schwartz Jay A. Schwartz, Authorized Representative jschwartz@propertytaxreductionservices.org Property Tax Reduction Services, LLC 37887 West Twelve Mile Road, Suite B Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331 (248) 672-1922 July 19, 2026
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** Notice of March Board of Review Decision ** FROM CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WEST BLOOMFIELD (248) 451-4850 3/17/2026 BOARD OF REVIEW 4550 WALNUT LAKE ROAD WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI 48323 NAME AND ADDRESS OF OWNER OR PERSON NAMED ON ASSESSMENT ROLL: SPIZIZEN, KEVIN PROPERTY 29800 MIDDLEBELT STE 200 IDENTIFICATION: FARMINGTON HILLS MI 48334 X -18-24-153-001 SCHOOL DISTRICT: BLOOMFIELD HILLS SCHOOL DIST PROPERTY ADDRESS: 4791 COVE THIS PROPERTY IS CLASSIFIED AS 401 (RESIDENTIAL-IMPROVED) PRIOR YEAR'S CLASSIFICATION IF DIFFERENT: HOMESTEAD PERCENT: 0% The Board of Review has examined your 2026 Assessed Value and/or Capped Value and has made the following decision. PETITION NUMBER: 101 DATE: 03/05/2026 CHANGE REASON: Assessment Determined to be Ac Shh iio CHANGE 1. ASSESSED VALUE: 414.920 414,920 0 2. CAPPED VALUE: 397,691 397,691 0 3. TAXABLE VALUE: 397,691 397,691 0 4. TENTATIVE EQUALIZATION FACTOR: 1.000 5. STATE EQUALIZED VALUE: 414,920 | 414.920 | 0 6. There WAS/WAS NOT a transfer of ownership on this property in 2025: WAS NOT If there was a transfer of ownership on your property in 2025, your 2026 Taxable Value will be the same as your 2026 State Equalized Value. If there was not a transfer of ownership on your property in 2025, the Capped Value formula is used. The 2026 Capped Value formula is the 2025 Taxable Value, minus Losses, increased by the Inflation Rate Multiplier of 1.027 plus Additions. Taxable Value is the lower of Assessed Value or Capped Value. Your taxes are levied on the Taxable Value. Further appeal of valuation may be made to the Michigan Tax Tribunal by May 31, 2026 for commercial real, industrial real, developmental real, commercial personal, industrial personal, and utility personal property. The final date for further appeal to the Michigan Tax Tribunal of valuation for agricultural real, residential real, timber cut-over real, and agricultural personal property is July 31, 2026. The petition must be a Michigan Tax Tribunal form or a form approved by the Michigan Tax Tribunal. Michigan Tax Tribunal forms are available at www.michigan.gov/TaxTrib. Property Classification Appeals ONLY can be appealed to the State Tax Commission by June 30, 2026 at: State Tax Commission, Classification Appeals, PO Box 30471, Lansing MI 48909. . CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF WEST BLOOMFIELD BOARD OF REVIEW