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Haitham Sebou, Vania Sebou, Petitioners V City Of Bloomfield Hills, Respondent · 24-003767-TT

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RECEIVED 

AUG 01 2024 

PROPERTY TAX ATTORNEYS 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

Paul O'Neill 

paul@mipropertytaxattorneys.com 

July 30, 2024 

Michigan Tax Tribunal 

P.O. Box 30232 

Lansing, MI 48909 

RE: 

Haitham & Vania Sebou v City of Bloomfield Hills 

Property ID No 12-19-327-015 

Dear Clerk, 

Enclosed for filing is a Small Claims Petition in the above matter, along with a copy of 

the March Board of Review Decision. 

Sincerely yours, 

. 

// 

54 

Paul T. O’Neill 

PTON:jb 

Encl.

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING SYSTEM 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION 

PROPERTY TAX APPEAL PETITION FORM 

VALUATION APPEAL 

MTT DOCKET NO. 

Section 1: Petitioner's Contact Information 

First Name/Company Name 

M.l 

Last Name 

Haitham & Vania 

Sebou 

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

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Telephone Number 

Fax Number 

E-mail Address 

Section 2: Petitioner's Attorney/Authorized Representatives Contact Information 

First Name 

MI 

Paul 

Last Name 

O'Neill 

Firm Name (if any) 

Michigan Property Tax Attorneys, P.C. 

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

74 West Long Lake Rd., Suite 101 

adjoining? 

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Bloomfield Hills 

Mi 

48304-2770 

Telephone Number 

Fax Number 

(248) 546-7600 

(248) 546-1668 

E-mail Address 

paul@mipropertytaxattorneys.com 

Section 3: Subject Property Information 

How many parcels are you appealing? 

If you are appealing more than one parcel, are they contiguous or 

WM Yes 

DJ No *If no, you must file separate appeals for each non- 

contiguous or non-adjoining parcel. 

*please use the attached multiple parce! form for information regarding 

any continguous parcels.

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING SYSTEM 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION 

Section 4: Check which of the following you are appealing 

(check all that apply) 

MW True Cash and Taxable Value 

[J Taxable Value Only {calcufation) 

CF uUncapping of Taxable Value 

[3 Exemption from Taxation (other than the denial of a principal residence or qualified agricultural exemption) 

[0 

Classification 

OO 

Poverty Exemption 

Section 5: Please Explain the Reason for this Appeal 

50% of the True Cash Value is less than the State Equalized Value and Taxable Value. 

Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues 

Did you protest the assessment at a Board of Review? 

Mes 

LINo 

If Yes, check which Board of Review you attended: 

March 

Duly 

[December 

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

0 Assessment Change Notice was not properly sent to Petitioner 

TJ) Appealing a purported Clerical Error or Mutual Mistake of Fact 

DO Appealing within 35 days of July or December Board of Review Decision 

[0 Appealing within 35 days of State Tax Commission Order 

J Appealing within 35 days of receipt of Notice of Uncapping 

Did you request a poverty exemption at the Board of Review? 

[Ives 

No 

If Yes, check which Board of Review you attended: 

[March 

Dduly 

December

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING & REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MICHIGAN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING SYSTEM 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION 

Section 7: Valuation Information* 

Parcel Number: 

12-19-22-327-015 

Classification of Property: Realll 

Personal 

(check one) 

Agricultural @ 

Commercial 3 

Industrial 

[J Residential @ 

Timber-Cutover 

0 

Developmental 

[3 Utility 0 

(check one) 

Current Assessed Value as established by the Board of Review: 

$954,220 

Current Taxable Value as established by the Board of Review: 

$848,720 

What do you believe is the fair market value? 

$1,131,627 

What do you believe is the taxable value? 

$565,813 

*If you are appealing multiple parcels, fill the multiple parcel form information for each contiguous parcel. Please attach 

the completed multiple parcel form(s) to the completed petition form prior to submission. 

Signature: 

Petitioner's Signature: 

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2 

Attorney or Authorized Representative’s Signature: Vy 7} Vz 

Fee Information: 

If you do not have a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 50% at the time of the filing of this petition, you are required to pay a filing 

fee for the filing of this appeal. 

The filing fee is based on the greater of State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in contention. If you are appealing more than one parcel, 

the parcel with the highest State Equalized Value or Taxable Value in contention will 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 od $1,000. 

If your property 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 your 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

** Notice of March Board of Review Change * 

FROM 

CUEY OF BLOOMEIRLD HL) 5 

MICHEAL R, LOUMEIER, 

45 EAST LONG LAKE: ROAD 

BLOOMFIELD WILLS Mi 48304 

SSOR 

NAME AND ADDRESS OF OWNER OR PERSON NAMED ON ASSESSMENT ROLL: 

SEBOU, HAUTHAM 

SEBOU, VANIA 

ODE 

TIO 

634 RUDGATE RD 

12-19-22-327-015 

BLOOMRMELD HILLS M1 48304-3356 

IN 

SCHOOL DISTRICT: 63080 

PROPERTY ADDRESS 

634 RUDGATE RD 

THIS PROPERTY 1S CLASSIFIED AS: 

401 

(RESIDENTIAL-IMPROVED) 

PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE/QUALIFIED AG EXEMPTION: 

Lo 

PRIOR YEAR'S CLASSIFICATION IF DIFFERENT: 

100.00% 

MICHIGAN BUSINESS EXEMPTION: 

0.00% 

The Board of Review has Examined your 2024 Assessed Value and/or Capped Value and has made the following decision: 

PETITION NUMBER 

004 

DATE: 

03/12/2024 

VALUE PRIOR MBOR | VALUE AFTER MBOR 

CHANGE 

1. ASSESSED VALUE 

954,020 

954,220 

0 

2. CAPPED VALUE '* 

848,720 

848,720 

3. TAXABLE VALUE 

848,720 

848,720 

4, TENTATIVE EQUALIZATION FACTOR: 

1,000 

YEE 

: 

: 

5. STATE EQUALIZED VALUE: 

954,220 

| 

954,220 

| 

0 

6. There WAS/WAS NOT a transfer of ownership on this properly in 2023. 

WAS NOT 

The 2024 Capped Value Formula is the 

2023 Taxable Value, minus losses, increased by the Inflation Rate Multiplier of 5.0%, 

plus Additions, Taxable Value Is the lower of Assessed Value or Capped Value unless an Ownership Transfer occurred. Your 

Taxes are Levied on the Taxable Amount. 

Further appeal of valuation may be made to the Michigan Tax Tribunal by filing a petition that can be obtained at 

www.michigan.gov/taxtrib (click Small Claims Tab) and mailed to PO Box 30232, Lansing, MI 48909 by May 31st for 

Commercial Real, industrial Real, Developmental Real, Commercial Personal, Industrial Personal, and Utility Personal Property 

The final date for further appeal of valuation for Agricultural Real, Residential Real, Timber Cut-over Real, and Agricultural 

Personal Property is=July 31st. 

Michigan Tax Tribunal Decisions received February through May are not reflected in this March Board of Review 

Change Notice, 

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A COPY OF THIS NOTICE MUST ACCOMPANY 

ANY PETITION TO THE MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL OR YOUR APPEAL

Paul T. O*Neill PLC 

74 W Long Lake Road, Suite 101 

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 

Michigan Tax Tribunal 

P.O. Box 30232 

Lansing, MI 48909 

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