01._Property_Tax_Appeal_Petition_Form_Valuation_Poverty_Classification.d99c38b1-932d-4e65-8240-4934680d90d6.pdf

Marjorie A Jenkins, Petitioner V City Of Detroit, Respondent · 26-000071-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

VALUATION / EXEMPTION / CLASSIFICATION APPEAL

MOAHR DOCKET NO. 

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

Filer Type: Individual 

First Name

Marjorie

M.I.

A

Last Name/Company Name

Jenkins

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

19800 Stout St

City or Town

Detroit

State

Michigan

ZIP Code

48219

Telephone Number

313-539-6495

Fax Number

E-mail Address

majenkinstutorials@gmail.com

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)

City or Town

State

ZIP Code

Telephone Number

Fax Number

E-mail Address 

Section 3: Subject Property Information

How many parcels are you appealing?

1

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

 *If no, you must file separate appeals for each non-contiguous or non-adjoining parcel.

Property Address (No., Street, City, ST, ZIP) [If multiple, list first property’s address]

STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

ORLENE HAWKS

DIRECTOR

Michigan

Taxing Authority (City or Township)

City of Detroit (Wayne)

County 

Wayne

Section 4: Issues Being Appealed (check all that apply)

Poverty Exemption

 

Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal

I came to the Northwest Activity Center on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 2 pm, to double-check to see if the Board of Review received my application. I was 

flabbergasted when I was told that the homeowner's property tax exemption form was never filed for the 2025 summer and winter taxes.

I came on Saturday, September 6, 2025, to the Abayomi CDC building to receive help with my 2025 HOPE application. The female was very rude to me. She kept 

telling me to wait in line when there was no line. Then, she said, "You have to wait until my lunch time is over with," and got up and went to lunch. When she 

came back from lunch, she called me to her table right away. She refused to give me her name. She would not allow me to see what she wrote on my application. 

Then, finally, she announced she was done and that my application had been submitted, but it wasn't. 

I was further told that all of my paperwork from 2024 was accepted previously and that I didn't need to do anything else, but that was a lie, too. Furthermore, I was 

not provided with any written documentation, including copies, despite my repeated requests. She ignored me. The women just kept saying, "You don't need to do 

anything else." I then asked her if I could see her computer to physically view if my application had been sent. She again denied me that access. I stayed at this 

woman's table for as long as I could, trying to receive a copy of my submitted application. Finally, she told me to leave, and I never received a copy of my 

submitted application. 

Subsequently, at the Northwest Activity Center on Friday, October 24, 2025, at 2 pm, the person who was actually completing my application told me that I wasn't 

the only one who this happened to. She said, "I don't know what's going on, but you weren't the only one that this happened to." She went on to say, "There were 

several other people who came on this day, Fri, 10/24/25, who needed their applications redone, as well." Then, she put my application into her pile of papers and 

told me to hold on to my copy. 

Finally, I received a call that the lady at the Northwest Activity Center said would come. The female on the other end told me to send her my documentation 

through her email. She stayed on the phone with me until she received all of them. So, I do not understand why I am receiving a denial letter stating that my 

paperwork was not turned in. 

SOLUTION

Therefore, I am bringing this matter to your attention, with the hopes that you investigate why we were told our HOPE applications were submitted, when in fact 

they were not. Please see if you can get names to prevent these people from ever doing this again. You may contact me if you have any questions at (313) 539-

6495.

Thanks for your support. 

Warm Regards, Jenkins

Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues

Year(s) you are appealing:

2025

Did you protest the assessment at a Board of Review (BOR)? 

If Yes, check which BOR you attended AND upload the BOR decision: 

If No, check the applicable reason(s):

Did you request a Poverty Exemption at the BOR? Yes

If Yes, check which BOR considered your application AND upload the BOR decision: December

 March  July  December

STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

ORLENE HAWKS

DIRECTOR

If No, explain why:

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

Parcel Identification Number: 

Classification of Property:

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

Current Taxable Value as established by the BOR:

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

 

Multiply the True Cash Value by .5 and enter here. This is your contention of Assessed Value (also known as State Equalized Value).

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

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:

What do you believe is the property’s classification?

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

If improved property, for what use was the property designed?

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?

Are you appealing ONLY the denial of a Poverty Exemption?

Yes

If you answered yes to either or both of these 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:

STATE OF MICHIGAN

GRETCHEN WHITMER

GOVERNOR

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

LANSING

ORLENE HAWKS

DIRECTOR

Electronic Signature *Typing your name below will serve as your signature

Petitioner or Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Signature: 

/s/ Marjorie A Jenkins

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