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McLaughlin Family Trust, Petitioner V Township Of Woodstock, Respondent · 25-003690-TT

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RECEIVED 

AUG 27 2025 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

STATE 

OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON J. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

PROPERTY TAX APPEAL PETITION FORM 

VALUATION | EXEMPTION 

/ CLASSIFICATION APPEAL 

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

Non-Property tax disputes 

Pursuant to Michigan Tax Tribunal Rute (TTR) 279, you MUST submit a copy of the notice giving rise to the appeal 

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

submit this document, you may be held in defaull. 

Section 1: Petitioner's Contact Informatic 

[FirstName 

[*N] 

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JOHN 

Mailing Address 

(No., Street, B.0. Bok or Rural Roule) 

| 8036 Clarks Cove 

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Last HameiCompany Name 

McLAUGHLIN 

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City or Town 

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state 

21 Code 

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Telephone Number 

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734) 231-1211 

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E-mail Addrass {do not enter less you want MTT to send ali correspondence 

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{.macmtriChotmail.com 

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

“First Name 

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| Las Name 

THOMAS 

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A. 

| KUZMIAK 

Firm Name 

(| {if any) 

THOMAS A. KUZMIAK, P.L.L.C. 

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

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2222 Ford Avenue 

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Cily or Town 

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State” 

7 ZIP Gode CTT 

Wyandotte 

MI 

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48192 

Telephone Number 

(734) 

283-3350 

Email Address (do not enter unless 

you want MTT to send afl correspondence via email) 

“tom@luzmiaklay, com I 

Section 3: Subject Property 

How many 

If you are 

appeating more than one pa 

parcels are you | [X] 

ve 

U3 wor 

appealing? 

* yas, use a mulliple parcel form for information regarding any contiguous parcels. 

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“If no, you must file separate appends for each non-cantiguous or non-adjoining parcet or you will be defaulted. 

Information 

ar of 

re they “contiguous or adjoining? 

2 

Properly Addriss (No. Street, Gily, §T, ZIP) [If muilipie, list first property's address) 

or 

WDO~134~3200-60 

WD0~134~3200-70

STATE OF MICHIGARK 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON |. BROWR. DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

eing Appealed ehekaninatappy 

Section 4: Issu 

[@ True Cash and Taxable Value 

[J Poverty Exemption 

So 

[J Taxable Vaiue Only (cateutation, N 

[I] Disabled Votorans Exemption 

1) uncaring of Taxable Value 

[1 

Eligible Manufacturing Personal Property (ESA) 

[] exemption rom Taxation {other than the denial of a 

a craseifcation 

Principal Re 

dence or Qualified Agricultural Exemption) oh 

Petitioner appeals the Decision of the July Board of Review on the premise that 

the Assessor made an error and/or omission in creating the taxable and fair market 

value 

of the 

property. 

Petitioner, 

at 

the Board 

of Review, 

presented 

the 

information that the two parcels of property for which this appeal is sought are 

land locked properties adjoining other parcels owned by the Petitioner. 

There 

exists no easement and the value of the property needs to reflect the fact that 

parcels are not to be developed without the extension of an appropriate easement 

for 

ingress 

and 

egress. 

That 

attached 

to 

this 

Petition 

is 

the 

Seller's 

i 

Acknowledgement from the acquisition of the property dated June 

18, 2024, 

which confirms the parcels 

in question have no easement for ingress and/or 

egress. That the failure of the Board of Review to consider the lack of easement 

in the valuation of the property causes an unjust assessment for the real property. 

Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues 

Yoar(s) you are appealing: 

...2025 

Didi you protest the 

ant at 

» Board 

of Review (BOR)? [RX Yes 

LJ 

No 

| 

1 Yes, shack which BOR you altonded AND attach the BOR decision: [J starch 

(Bl duty 

[] tecember 

| 

If No, check the applicable reason(s): 

[1 Not required to attend 

7] Assessment Change Notice 

{Xl Appeatiog a purported Cte 

[} Appealing within 35 days of Stale Tax Commission Order 

{_] Appealing within 35 days of receipt of Malice of Uncapping 

15 ot received by Petitioner 

F Exvur of Mutual Mislake of Fast (if yes, includa explanation ih Section 5)

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON 1. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

Section 7: Valuation Information 

uss the mutipte pare 

{Parcel identificalion Number: 

ene 

WDO=134-3200-60 

Classificalion of Property: 

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

X 

for additional, contiguous 

Agricuftural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Culover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

Ll 

[B] 

in 

adi Value) as established by the BOR, 

Curren Assessed Value (also known us Slate 

$37,000.00 

Current Taxable Value as established by the BOR; 

| 

$37,000.00 

hat do you believe Is the fair marked value (also known as True Gash Value)? 

$18,500.00 

Multiply the True Cash Value by 5 and er 

$18,500.00 

you believe: the Taxable Value differs from your contention 

of 2 

$18,500.00 

(tial 

s your contention of Assessed 

Value. 

sessed Value, enler your contention of Taxable Valuo. 

Section 8; Classification Information only the Mi Dep't 

of Treasury may appeat this 

eto the Tribunal” 

Parcel Identification Numbar 

To 

Current Classification 

of Property a 

abiished by Board of Review: 

Real 

Personal 

(check ane) 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industeial 

Residential 

Timber-Gutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

rl 

0 

RE 

oo 

oo 

Cd 

“Whal do you believe 

is the property's 

ion? 

Real 

Parsonat 

(check one) 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industria) 

Residential 

Timber-Gutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one} 

Cl 

W improved property, how Is the property currently being used? 

improved property, for whl Use was the property designed? 

be 

BE

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

LANSING 

DIRECTOR 

MULTIPLE PARCEL ATTACHMENT TO PETITION FORM 

VALUATION APPEAL 

Petitioner's Contact Information: 

First Name/Company Name 

MI. 

Last Name 

JOHN 

McLAUGHLIN 

Valuation Information: 

Parcel Number: 

WD0-134-3200-70 

Classification of Property: 

Real 

Personal 

(check ane) 

X 

0 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

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

$37,000.00 

Current Taxable Value as established by the Board of Review: 

$37,000.00 

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

$18,500.00 

Divide the fair market value by 2 and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value). 

$18,500.00 

Ifyour contention of Taxable Value differs from your contention of Assessed Value, enter your contention of Taxable Value here. 

$18,500.00 

- 

Valuation Information: 

Parcel Number: 

Classiftcation of Property: 

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

0 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

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

Current Taxable Value as established by the Board of Review: 

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

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? 

ad ves 

[X] No 

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

Od Yes 

Xl 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 an 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 properly (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 

$O0ver $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 

$260.00 

* 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 ai) [herefore, an Entire 7 

an Entire Tribunal petition must be filed, 

Signature *Required Teil 

C 

Petitioner or Attorney/Authorized Representative; s Sighature: 

Isl 

THOMAS 

A. 

KUZMIAK, 

P.L.L.C.

2025 

JULY BOARD OF REVIEW 

Change Notice 

07/29/2025 

Re: 

July Board of Review Change Notice 

WDO-134-3200-60 

8000 CLARKS COVE BLK 

Dear Property Owner: 

On Jul 22,2025 

the July Board of Review made the following correction to the assessed, capped and 

taxable values or to the Principal Residence Exemption for the above referenced parcel, 

Original 

Corrected 

Year 

Assessed 

Capped 

Taxable 

Year 

Assessed 

Capped 

Taxable 

2025 

37,000 

611 

37.000 

2025 

37,000 

GH 

37,0600 

Principal Residence Exemption 0.0000 

Principal Residence Exemption 0.0000 

Reason: 

J 

The action of the July Board of Review may be appealed to the Michigan Tax Tri 

the final decision, ruling or det 

sunal within 33 days after 

ermination. To appeal to the Michigan Tax Tribunal, file a petition with the 

MTT that can be obtained from their website: 

[ 

http://www michigan .gov/taxtrib 

f 

If you have any questions regarding the above decision, please do not hesitate to contact us at: 

Sincerely,

2025 

JULY BOARD OF REVIEW 

Change Notice 

07/29/2025 

Re: 

July Board of Review Change Notice 

WDO0-134-3200-70 

8000 CLARKS COVE BLK 

Dear Property Owner: 

On Jub 22,2025, the July Board of Review made the following correction to the assessed, capped and 

taxable values or wo the Principal Residence Exemption for the above referenced parcel. 

Original 

Corrected 

Year 

Assessed 

Capped 

Taxable 

Year 

Assessed 

Capped 

Taxable 

2025 

37,000 

610 

37,000 

2025 

37,000 

610 

37,000 

Principal Residence Exemption 

0.0000 

Principal Residence Exemption 

0.0000 

PPOHAVING 

AUTHORITY 

The action of the July Board of Review may be appealed to the Michigan Tax Tribunal within 35 days after 

the final decision, ruling or determination, 

To appeal to the Michigan Tax Tribunal, file a petition with the 

MTT that can be obtained [vom their website: 

[ 

http://www.michigan.gov/taxtrib 

Ifyou have any questions regarding the above decision, please do not hesitate to Contact us at: 

Sincerely,

THOMAS A. KUZMIAK, P.L.L.C. 

2222 Ford Avenue 

Thomas A. Kuzmiak 

‘Wyandotte, MI 48192 

Katherine M. Kuzmiak 

Attorney at Law 

Attorney at Law 

Tom@kuzmiaklaw.com 

(734) 283-3350 

Katherine@kuzmiaklaw.com 

(734) 283-7380 facsimile 

August 21, 2025 

Via Priority Mail 

Michigan Tax Tribunal 

P.O. Box 30232 

Lansing, MI 48909 

Re: 

My client: John McLaughlin, Trustee of the McLaughlin Family Trust 

Property Code #s: WDO-134-3200-60 and WDO-134-3200-70 

Taxing Authority: Woodstock Township 

County: Lenawee 

Dear Sir/Madam: 

Please 

note 

that my 

office 

does 

represent John McLaughlin, 

the 

Trustee 

of the 

McLaughlin Family Trust. 

Enclosed please find the following regarding his respective ta 

appeal: 

A. 

Check made payable to the State of Michigan in the sum of $150.00 per your Fee 

Schedule. 

B. 

Property Tax Appeal Petition Form. 

C. 

Copy of the July Board of Review Decision for each of the respective parcels. 

Please process this request in your normal and usual manner. 

Please advise 

if any 

additional materials are required.

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