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Steven D Brawner, Petitioner V City Of Grand Rapids, Respondent · 25-003837-TT

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RECEIVED 

DEC 16 2075 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS 

CITY 

ASSESSOR 

December 11, 

Michigan Tax Tribunal 

PO Box 30232 

Lansing, MI 48909 

Dear Honorable Tribunal Member: 

Enclosed is Respondent's Answer for Docket Number 25-003837. A copy has 

been mailed to the Petitioner along with a copy of the Notice of Denial of 

Disabled Veterans Exemption. 

Please feel free to contact me if you have questions related to this matter. 

Sincerely, 

Acting City Assessor 

Enclosures

SEED, 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

PROPERTY TAX APPEAL ANSWER FORM 

VALUATION / EXEMPTION / CLASSIFICATION APPEAL 

MTT DOCKET NO. 25-003837 

Section 1: Respondent’s Contact Information 

First Name 

Ml. 

Last Name 

City of Grand Rapids 

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

300 Monroe Ave NW 

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Grand Rapids 

Ml 

149503 

Telephone Nombre 1 6-456-308 1 

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

assessorgr@greity.us 

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

i 

First Name 

ML 

Last Name 

Lindsey 

Post 

Firm Name {if any) 

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

300 Monroe Ave NW 

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Grand Rapids 

Ml 

149503 

Fe 

16 456-308 

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

assessorgr@grcity.us 

Section 3: Subject Property Information 

Does the subject property have a Principal Residence Exemption of 50% or more? 

Yes 

[J No 

Are the parcels listed by Petitioner contiguous or adjoining? 

if not, list which parcels adjoin one another. 

Cves 

[One 

Not Applicable

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 4: Explain Your Answer to this Appeal 

Pursuant to MCL 211.7b(1)(a) the petitioner did not timely file affidavit 5107 for tax year 

2024. 

The affidavit should have been filed by 12/31/24 however, we received it on September 

24, 2025. 

Section 5: Jurisdictional Issues 

iF PETITIONER IS APPEALING THE TRUE CASH AND/OR TAXABLE VALUES 

Did Petitioner protest the assessment at a Board of Review (BOR)? [mn] Yes 

[No 

#f yes, check which BOR Petitioner attended: (} March 

O July 

0 December 

if no, was the Notice of Assessment properly sent to Petitioner prior to the March BOR? [_] Yes 

[No 

*Submit a copy of the Notice of Assessment with the Answer. 

If the July or December BOR revised the assessment(s) at issue, did it have authority? O Yes 

[No 

If yes, cite the Board's authority. 

Was the assessment(s) at issue established as the result of a clerical error or mutual mistake of fact? [Hl] Yes 

[Hi] No 

if yes, explain 

is Petitioner appealing from a State Tax Commission Order? 

ves 

[Ino 

If so, what is the issue date? 

IF PETITIONER IS APPEALING THE UNCAPPING OF TAXABLE VALUE

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON |. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Did Petitioner request a Poverty Exemption ata BOR? [] Yes 

[Ino 

If Yes, check which BOR Petitioner attended: [] March 

[J July 

[J December 

List the date the BOR denied Petitioner's Poverty Exemption: 

{F PETITIONER IS APPEALING THE DENIAL OF AN EXEMPTION 

OTHER THAN POVERTY, PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE, OR QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTIONS 

Did Petitioner request the exemption at a BOR? [i] Yes 

No 

If Yes, check which BOR Petitioner attended: [_] March 

[J wuly 

[7] pecember 

Tax Year(s) denied: 

List the date the exemption was denied: 

2024 

11/12/2025 

What statutory section did Petitioner request the subject property he exempt? 

MCL 211.7b(1)(a) 

IF PETITIONER IS APPEALING THE CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY 

What do you believe the classification should be: 

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

a 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

Section 6: Valuation Information use the multiple parcel form for additional, contiguous parcels. 

Parcel identification Number: 

41-14-31-283-007 

Classification of Property: 

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residentiai 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Ulility 

(check ons) 

Current Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value) as established by the BOR: 

100,700 

Current Taxable Value as established by the BOR: 

37,010 

What do you believe is the fair market value (also known as True Cash Value)? 

201,400 

Multiply the True Cash Vaiue by .5 and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value. 

100,700 

If you believe the Taxable Value differs from your contention of Assessed Value, enter your contention of Taxable Value. 

n/a

Michigan Department of Treasury 

6055 (Rev. 11-24) 

Notice of Denial of Disabled Veterans Exemption 

Issued under authority of Public Act 206 of 1893, as amended 

With this notice, you are notified that the Disabled Veterans Exemption on the property identified below has been 

denied. If you have questions about the denial, you may contact your local government or follow the appeal procedures 

specified below. 

’ 

Type or print in blue or black ink. 

PAR 

ROPERTY. INFORMATION Type 

@parate form for each proj 

1. Properly Tax Identification Noraber 

2. Name of Local Unit (Check Township or City) 

41-14-31-283-007 

Grand Rapids 

3. County 

. 

N 

Kent 

[1 Township 

City 

4. Street Address of Property (Provide a Complete Address) 

City 

State 

ZIP Code 

716 Bates St SE 

Grand Rapids 

Mi 

49503 

5. Name of Owner (First, Middle, Last) 

Steven D Brawner 

6. Owner's Daylims Telephone Number 

7. Owner's Email Address 

8. Malling Address if Different than Property Address 

City 

State 

ZiP Code 

N 

9. Your exemption was denied/adjusted for the following reason: 

Ml a. The owner is neither a disabled veteran who qualifies for the exemption nor the unremarried surviving spouse of 

a disabled veteran who, immediately before death, was eligible for the exemption 

Il! b. The property claimed is not the owner's homestead. 

O c. The property has transferred, and the qualifying individual is no longer the owner. 

M d. The person claiming the exemption is not the owner. 

e. Other: 

Claim for 2024 Disabled Veteran Exemption submitted on 9/24/25, late file- No 

jurisdiction over previous year claim. 

10, Gigim Denied for Calendar Year(s) or Partial Calendar Year: 

‘PART 

2: CERTIFICATION 

1. Name of the Local Assessor (Print or Type) 

Paula Jastifer 

12, Signature of Local Assessor, 

’ 

13. Date 

() 

11/12/2025 

14. Address of Local Government Unit 

/ 

City 

State 

ZIP Code 

716 Bates St SE 

Grand Rapids 

Mi 

49503

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Michigan 

| Department of Treasury 

5107 (1213) 

State Tax Commission Affidavit for Disabled Veterans Exemption 

Issued under authority of Public Act 181 of 2013, MCL 211.7b. Filing is mandatory. 

Cit 

¥ 

Instructions: This form is to be used to apply for an exemption of properly taxes under MCL. 241.7b, for real property used al ol tran 

Rapids, dssypssor 

a disabled veteran who was discharged from the armed forces of the United States under honorable conditions or his or her unremarried Sttviving spouse. 

The properly owner, or his or her legal designee, must annually file the Affidavit with the supervisor or assessing officer any time after December 31 and 

before, or until the conclusion of, the December Board of Review. 

OWNER INFORMATION (Enter Information for the disabled veteran or unrematried surviving spouse) 

Owner's Name 

Owner's Telsphone Numbar 

Seven 

OD. TRvewwner 

Cre 96 S-S670 

Owner's Mailing Address 

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[Rajes 

SE 

City 

State 

— 

ZIP Code 

Gore pol Lepioty 

AL 

E505 

LEGAL DESIGNEE INFORMATION (Complete if applicable) 

Legal Designee Name 

Daytime Telsphone Number 

Mailing Address 

City 

State 

ZIP Code 

HOMESTEAD PROPERTY.INFORMATION (Enter information for the property in which the exemption is being claimed) 

City, Township or Village (Check the appropriate box and provide the nama) 

EZ! Clty 

M Township 

] Village 

Grane Rep et § 

County 

Name of the Local Schoo! District 

Alo nt 

Gr rs 

Parcst ldentification Number 

Date the Properly was Acquired (MM/DD/YYYY) 

St) ~~ 30-283 ~007 

de 

S20 

2007 

Homestead Property Address 

¢ ¢ 

7/6 

£3 G/ed 

City 

. 

State 

ZiP,Cods 

Gra med ad 

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (Check all boxes that apply) 

[th am a disabled veteran, or the legal designee of the disabled veteran, who was discharged under honorable conditions from the armed forces of 

the United States of America with a service connected disability. 

[| 

1 am the unremarried surviving spouse, or the legal designee of the unremarried surviving spouse, of a disabled veteran who was discharged 

under honorable conditions from the armed forces of the United States of America with a service connected disablity, 

1Z( am a Michigan resident. 

[own the property in which the exemption is being claimed and it is used as my homestead. Homestead is generally defined as any dwelling with 

its land and buildings where a family makes its home. 

AFFIRMATION OF ELIGIBILITY (Check the appropriate box and provide a copy of the required documentation) 

: [he disabled veteran has been determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to be permanently and totally disabled as a result 

of military service and entitled to veterans’ benefits at the 100% rate (must attach a copy of the letter from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs). 

1] The disabled veteran is receiving or has received pecuniary assistance due to disablity for specially adapted housing (must attach a copy of the 

certificate from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs).

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

MARLON 

|. BROWN, DPA 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

. 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Steven Brawner 

, 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

Petitioner(s) 

v 

MTT Docket No.25-003837 

City of Grand Rapids 

, 

Respondent(s) 

PROOF OF SERVICE 

Cathy Baughman 

states that on 12/11/2025 

he/she 

[Name of person serving/mailing petition] 

[date of service] 

served a copy of the response 

relative to the above-captioned matter upon: 

[Provide name and address of the party/people being served] 

Steven Brawner 716 Bates St SE Grand Rapids MI 49503 

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or l— 

[Signature 

of peksan/who is serving/mailing copy] 

Cathy Baughman 

[Print/type name of person serving/mailing copy]

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CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS 

CITY ASSESSOR - www.grcity.us 

300 Monroe Ave NW, Room 340 

Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2297 

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