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Steven E Thomas, Petitioner V City Of Muskegon, Respondent · 24-003486-TT

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STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

PROPERTY TAX APPEAL PETITION FORM 

VALUATION / EXEMPTION / CLASSIFICATION APPEAL 

Do not use this form to appeal Principal Residence Exemption, Qualified Agricultural Exemption, Special Assessment, or 

Non-Property tax disputes. 

Pursuant to Michigan Tax Tribunal Rule (TTR) 277(3), you MUST submit a copy of the notice giving rise to the appeal 

(e.g. Board of Review Decision or Notice of Uncapping) with this Small Claims Petition, if applicable. If you do not 

submit this document, you may be held in default. 

Section 1: Petitioner’s Contact information 

First Name & 

M.I. 

Last Name/Company Name 

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

[First Name 

M.I. 

Last Name 

Firm Name (if any) 

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

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City or Town 

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ZIP Code 

Telephone Number 

Fax Number 

E-mail Address (do not enter unless you want MTT to send all correspondence via e-mail) 

Section 3: Subject Property Information 

How many 

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

parcels are you 

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appealing? 

*If yes, use a multiple parcel form for information regarding any contiguous parcels.

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 4: Issues Being Appealed (check 

all that apply) 

[ True Cash and Taxable Value 

[J Poverty Exemption 

[] Taxable Value Only (calculation) 

je Disabled Veterans Exemption 

O Uncapping of Taxable Value 

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Eligible Manufacturing Personal Property (ESA) 

[I] Exemption from Taxation (other than the denial of a 

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Principal Residence or Qualified Agricultural Exemption) 

Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal 

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Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues 

Year(s) you are appealing: 

2024 

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

iq] No 

If Yes, check which BOR you attended AND attach the BOR decision: | March 

[H] July 

[| December 

If No, check the applicable reason(s): 

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Not required to attend 

O Assessment Change Notice was not received by Petitioner 

[| 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

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 7: Valuation Information *use the multiple parcel form for additional, contiguous parcels. 

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of Property: 

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Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

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Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

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Current Assessed 2% WW 

known as State Equalized Value) as established by the BOR: 

Current Taxable v bd 9 by the BOR: 

What do you believe is tHe Wid value (also known as True Cash Value)? 

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

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

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Section 8: Classification Information *Only the MI Dep't of Treasury may appeal this issue to the Tribunal* 

Parcel Identification Number: 

Current Classification of Property as established by Board of Review: 

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

a 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

What do you believe is the property’s classification? 

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

a 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

If improved property, how is the property currently being used? 

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STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

[LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Fee Information 

Does the subject property have a Principal Residence Exemption of at least 50% as of the date of the filing of this petition? 

HK Yes 

[| No 

Are you appealing ONLY the denial of a Poverty Exemption or Disabled Veterans Exemption? 

HA Yes 

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No 

If you answered yes to either or both of the above questions, you are not required to pay any filing fees. 

The filing fee is based on the greater of the 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 of $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 

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

If your property is 

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

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

Signature *Required 

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Department of Veterans Affairs 

6437 Garners Ferry Road 

Columbia, SC 29209 

May 28, 2024 

In Reply Refer To: 

319/NCC/TPJ 

STEVEN E THOMAS 

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Thomas S E 

MUSKEGON MI 49441 

Dear Steven E Thomas, 

This letter is a summary of benefits you currently receive from the Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA). We are providing this letter to disabled Veterans to use in applying for benefits such as state or 

local property or vehicle tax relief, civil service preference, to obtain housing entitlements, free or 

reduced state park annual memberships, or any other program or entitlement in which verification of 

VA benefits is required. Please safeguard this important document. This letter is considered an official 

record of your VA entitlement. 

Our records contain the following information: 

Personal Claim Information 

Your VA claim number is: XXXXX lH 

You are the Veteran. 

Military Information 

The character(s) of discharge and service date(s) of the veteran include: 

Honorable, Army, 05/01/2007-03/03/2015 

(There may be additional periods of service not listed above) 

VA Benefits Information 

Service-connected disability: Yes 

Your combined service-connected evaluation is: 100% 

Your current monthly award amount is: $3,946.25 

Are you entitled to a higher level of disability due to being unemployable: No 

Are you considered to be totally and permanently disabled due to your service-connected 

disabilities: 

Yes; Begin date 03-04-2015 

Are you service-connected for loss of or loss of use of a limb, or are you totally blind in or missing at 

least one eye: No 

Have you received a Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) and/or Special Home Adaptation (SHA)

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