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Mark R Hazen, Petitioner V City Of Frankenmuth, Respondent · 26-000513-TT

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GRETCHEN WHITMER 

GOVERNOR 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

RECEIVED 

MAR 1 6 2026 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

MARLON 1. BROWN, DPA 

DIRECTOR 

LANSING 

PROPERTY TAX APPEAL PETITION FORM 

VALUATION / UNCAPPING 

Do not use this form to appeal Classification, Principal Residence Exemption, Qualified Agricultural Exemption, Other 

Exemptions, Special Assessments, or Non-Property tax disputes. 

Pursuant to Tax Tribunal Rule (TTR) 279, you MUST submit a copy of the notice giving rise to the appeal (i.e., Board of 

Review Decision or other notice) with this petition, if applicable. 

If you do not submit this document, you may be held in 

default. 

Section 1: Petitioner’s Contact Information 

First Name 

M1. 

Last Name/Company Name 

Mark 

R 

Hazen 

Mailing Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route) 

1130 S Pine St 

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Frankenmuth 

Mi 

48734 

Telephone Mm 

(989)295-8777 

Emait Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send ali correspondence via email) 

Section 2: Petitioner’s Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Contact Information 

First Name 

ML 

Last Name 

Firm Name (if any) 

Mailing Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route} 

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Telephone Number 

Email Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via email) 

Section 3: Subject Property Information use the multiple parcel form for additional, contiguous parcels. 

How many parcels are you 

if you are appealing more than one parcel, are they contiguous or adjoining? 

appealing? 

Yes* 

No** 

1 

**If No, you must file separate appeals for each parcel 

Property Address (No., Street) 

1130 S Pine St

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON i. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 4: Check which of the following you are appealing (check alt that apply) 

True Cash and Taxable Value 

[J Taxable Value Only (calculation) 

[71 uncapping of Taxable Value 

Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal 

My wife and 1 purchased 1130 S. Pine St. Frankenmulh, Mi 48734 on November 13, 2025 for $360,000. The home was an MLS and Zillaw isting by real estate agent Coleen 

Hetzner of Century21 for over three weeks (approximately 24 days). The Frankenmuth housing market was highty competitive at the time of the sale. My wife and 1 had lost out 

on the purchase of multiple other homes in Frankenmuth before securing this one. We purchased the home al a higher price than we desired in order to not lose out on another 

sale. This overvaluation is not unusual in highly competitive markets where there is limited inventory and high demand. New employment necessitated the move to Frankenmuth. 

As 

| was reviewing my Tax Assessment, 

| noticed that the Taxable Value and Stale Equalized Value had assessed the value of my home at an even higher rate than the true 

cash value established by the November sale, We purchased Ine home at $360,000. The Taxable Value and SEV was sel at $203,900, thereby establishing the valua of our 

home at $407,800. My wife and 1 are confident that we could not sell the home at the level of the Taxable valuation. As we anticipate that the property tax wil increase annually, 

we desire that the appropriate baseline be established by the true cash value. 

The home was not sold under any duress. My wife and 

| have no prior, of ongoing relationship vith either the tisting agent or the prior home owners. There were no special 

considerations or benefits received from the purchase of this properly. As stated above, it was an active public listing. 

While the home is listed as a 3-bedroom home, the prior owners “improvements” 

on the home have functionally tuned the home into a 2-bedroom home, thereby limiting the 

poo! of potential buyers and further diminishing its value from other similar sized homes in the neighborhood. 

Mo improvements have been made on the home since the date of purchase to the present, 

We are submitting this petition because the taxable value placed on our home is inflated from the true cash value. We would like the correction to be made. 

Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues 

Did you protest the assessment at a Board of Review (BOR)? [A Yes 

[i] No 

#f Yes, check which BOR you attended: 

March 

1 July 

[WH] December 

If No, please check the applicable reason(s): 

|} Not required to attend 

[I] Appealing a purported Clerical Error or Mutual Mistake of Fact {if yes, include explanation in Section 5) 

Appealing within 35 days of State Tax Commission Order 

Appealing within 35 days of receipt of Notice of Uncapping 

[3 other 

If you checked “other” above, explain:

Pry a 

bi] 

pm 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 7: Valuation information ruse the multiple parcel form for additional, contiguous parcels. 

Parcel Number: 

2 303-11-6-34-0313-000 

Classification of Property: 

Real] 

Personal [1 (check one) 

Agricultural [J 

Commercial LI 

Industriai {1 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover [J 

Developmental £1 

Utility {] (check one) 

Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) established | Taxable Value established by the Board of Review: 

by the Board of Review: 203,900 

203,900 

What do you believe is the fair market value {also known as true cash value)? 

360,000 

What do you believe is the assessed value? (multiply true cash 

What do you believe is the taxable value? (cannot exceed 

value by .5) 

1 80,000 

assessed value) 180,000 

Fee Information 

Does the property have a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 50% as of the date of the filing of this petition for all tax years at 

issue? 

Yes 

[] No 

If you answered yes to the above question, you are not required to pay any filing fees. 

if the property does not have a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 50% as of the date of the filing of this petition for ali tax years at 

issue, the filing fee is based on the greater of the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in dispute. 

If you are appealing more than one 

parcel, the parcel with the highest State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in dispute wilt be used to determine your filing fee, plus $25.00 

will be added for each additional parcel being appealed, not to exceed a total filing fee of $1,000.00 

If your properly is residential property (see MCL 205.762) and 

the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in contention is: 

Filing Fee is: 

$100,000.00 and under 

$125.00 

$100,000.01 to $500,000.00 

$200.00 

$Over $500,000.00 

$300.00 

If the property is NOT residential property {see MCL 205.762) and 

the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in contention is: 

Filing Fee is: 

$100,000.00 and under 

$250.00 

* Plus $25.00 for each additional parcel, as indicated above. 

if the property is 

NOT residential property and the State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in dispute is $100,000.01 or greater the 

appeal does not qualify for Smal Claims. Therefore, an Entire Tribunal petition must be filed. 

Signature ‘required 

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