02._Property_Tax_Appeal_Petition_Form_Principal_Residence_Qualified_Agricultural_Exemption.ce303c8f-636d-4084-bd0b-e59e3a48e4c0.pdf
Fred D Cotterman, Petitioner V City Of Lansing, Respondent · 25-002718-TT
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS LANSING ORLENE HAWKS DIRECTOR PROPERTY TAX APPEAL PETITION FORM PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE EXEMPTION / QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTION MOAHR DOCKET NO. Pursuant to Michigan Tax Tribunal Rule (TTR) 277(3), you MUST submit a copy of the notice giving rise to the appeal (e.g. Notice of Denial or Board of Review Decision) with this Small Claims Petition, if applicable. If you do not submit this document, you may be placed in default. Section 1: Petitioner’s Contact Information Filer Type: Individual First Name Fred M.I. D Last Name/Company Name Cotterman Mailing Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route) 6211 Lerner Way Lansing Mi City or Town Lansing State Michigan ZIP Code 48911 Telephone Number 810-223-5618 Fax Number E-mail Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via e-mail) fcotter2@aol.com Section 2: Petitioner’s Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Contact Information First Name Fred M.I. D Last Name Cotterman Firm Name (if any) Address (No., Street, P.O. Box or Rural Route) 6211 Lerner Way Lansing Mi City or Town Lansing State Michigan ZIP Code 48911 Telephone Number 8102235618 Fax Number E-mail Address fcotter2@aol.com Section 3: Subject Property Information Parcel Identification Number: 33-01-05-10-226-071 How many parcels are you appealing? 1 If you are appealing more than one parcel, are they contiguous or adjoining? If yes, use the attached multiple parcel form for information regarding any contiguous parcels. If no, you must file separate appeals for each non- contiguous or non-adjoining parcels or you will be defaulted. Property Address (No., Street, City, ST, ZIP) (If multiple, list first property’s address) 6211 Lerner Way Lansing Mi Lansing
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STATE OF MICHIGAN GRETCHEN WHITMER GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS LANSING ORLENE HAWKS DIRECTOR Michigan 48911 Taxing Authority: City Of Lansing (INGHAM) County: Ingham Classification of Property: Personal Residential Section 4: Check which of the following you are appealing Principal Residence Exemption Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal We bought and moved to 6211 Lerner Way Lansing Mi, in Sept 2024, and the property was homesteaded. We left to go South for the winter, leaving in November of 2024 and returning in May of 2025. Six months. We did have our realtor checking our mail. But went we got home we found the mailbox had been ripped off and set on the front porch. We then went to the Post Office looking for our mail but there was none. Our realtor never said anything about this. We know he was checking it at first but had no idea that he had apparently stopped checking it. In July we received our Summer Tax bill. The bill was for 7,064.50 and the homestead exemption had been removed. We call the Assessor's office and was told that they removed the Home Stead Exemption and had listed our house as vacant property. They said they had mailed out our yearly assessment form in March, but it had been returned by the Post Office. Then they sent us a form giving us 30 days to respond that someone was living here. After that they listed the property as vacant and cancelled the HS Exemption. Therefore, we did not try to do anything wrong. We thought we had checked all the boxes but was let down by our realtor. We are hoping the State will correct this issue, which was not done intentionally, and allow us to still use the Homestead property exemption. Also, we would appreciate it if you would look at our Tax bill and make sure we our being Taxed correctly. Even with the HS Property tax we are being charged over 5,000 dollars for summer tax and 1,200 for Winter taxes. This seems really high. Thank you, Fred Cotterman Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues List the year(s) denied: 2025 Indicate who denied the exemption under appeal: Department of Treasury If you checked “other” above, explain: List the date the Principal Residence Exemption or Qualified Agricultural Exemption was denied: 2025 Fee Information A fee of $25.00 is required for the filing of this appeal unless you possess a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 50% at the time of the filing of this petition. Electronic Signature *Typing your name below will serve as your signature Petitioner or Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Signature: Frederick Dale Cotterman /s/