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Ralph Bunche Cooperative, Petitioner V City Of Detroit, Respondent · 25-003295-TT

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RECEIVED 

JUN 27 2025 

MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

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GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON I. BROWN, DPA 

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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 

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Mailing Address {No., Street, P.O. Box 

Rural Route) 

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City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

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Telephone Number 

Fax Number 

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

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

rst Name 

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Last Name 

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Address (No., Street, 

P.O. Box of Ryral Rouls) 

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Telephone Number' 

Fax Number 

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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? 

parcelsareyou | [] ves* 

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appealing? 

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

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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) 

[J True Cash and Taxable Value 

0 Poverty Exemption 

[Taxable Value Only (calculation) 

{J Disabled Veterans Exemption 

[OJ Uncapping of Taxable Value 

[3 Eligible Manufacturing Personal Property (ESA) 

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

[7] Classification 

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: 

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

0 No 

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

[mm] July 

[J December 

If No, check the applicable reason(s): 

(m} Not required to attend 

O Assessment Change Notice was not received by Petitioner 

O0 Appealing a purported Clerical Error or Mutual Mistake of Fact (if yes, include explanation in Section 5) 

O Appealing within 36 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. 

Parcel identification Number: 

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Classification of Property: 

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

Agricultural 

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industrial 

~~ Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

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

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Current Taxable Value'as established by the BOR: 

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

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

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residentlal 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(checkone) 

What do you believe is the properly’s classification? 

Real 

Pergonal 

(check one) 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

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

Ifimproved property, for what use was the properly designed?

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 atleast 50% as of the date of the filing of this petition? 

[I] Yes 

[M] No 

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

0 Yes 

[| 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 parce! with the highest State Equalized Value or Taxable Value In contention will be used to determine your filing fee, plus 

$26.00 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 

$126.00 

$100,000.01 to $500,000.00 

$200.00 

$0ver $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 $26.00 for each additional parcel, as indicated above, 

If your property ls 

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 

Petitioner or Attorney/Authorized Representative’s Signature: 

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PENTIUK, COUVREUR & KOBILJAK 

PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 

ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT Law 

WEBSITE: WWW.PCK-LAW.COM 

February 18, 2025 

City of Detroit 

Office of the Assessor 

Coleman A. Young Municipal Center 

2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 804 

Detroit, MI 48226 

Re: 

Ralph Bunche Cooperative Homes 

Dear Assessor: 

Please be advised that our firm represents Ralph Bunche Cooperative (hereafter, the 

“Cooperative™), as its legal counsel. The Cooperative is a Michigan non-profit housing cooperative 

corporation providing affordable housing to its members on a limited equity basis. Memberships 

may be transferred to individuals who meet the qualifications of membership however, the transfer 

value of all Cooperative memberships is restricted by the values set out under the Bylaws in order 

to maintain housing affordability. The Cooperative is managed by a democratically elected Board 

of Directors who in turn, have authority pursuant to the Bylaws, to contract with a professional 

property management team with an assigned Site Manager. 

The Board President is Ms. Diamond Searcy, who was appointed by the remaining Board 

members after the death of the former Board President, Ms. Jeryl Johnson. Ms. Searcy has served 

in the capacity 

of Board President since November 2024 and 

is otherwise authorized 

to 

communicate with the City of Detroit on behalf of Ralph Bunche Cooperative Homes. The 

Cooperative is currently managed by Clearview Property Management and the assigned Site 

Manager is Lucretia Burgee. Ms. Burgee is also authorized to communicate with the City of 

Detroit on behalf of Ralph Bunche Cooperative Homes. 

Should there be any additional questions you may have concerning Ralph Bunche 

Cooperative Homes and its operations as a limited equity housing cooperative, please feel free to 

reach out to the undersigned for further assistance. 

Very truly yours, 

PENTIUK, COUVREUR & KOBILJAK, P.C.

RALPH BUNCHE COOPERATIVE HOMES, INC. 

A Michigan Non-Profit Corporation 

Lucretia Burgee 

On behalf of Ralph Bunche Cooperative 

Property Manger 

Detroit, MI. 48207 

313.567.9854 

Propertymanager(@ralphbunche.org 

Date: June 6, 2025 

Michigan Tax Tribunal 

P.O. Box 30232 

Lansing, MI 48909 

RE: Appeal of Taxable Value for Parcel No. 11000175-225 (Ralph Bunche Cooperative) 

To Whom It May Concern, 

I am writing on behalf of Ralph Bunche Cooperative to respectfully request consideration of this 

appeal regarding the taxable value for parcel number 11000175-225, despite the submission 

falling after the stated May 31, 2025 deadline. 

Unfortunately, the delay in our submission was beyond our control. The letter from the Property 

Tax Board of Review regarding our March appeal was dated May 16, 2025, but we did not 

receive it until June 6, 2025. This left us without sufficient time to prepare and file our response 

by the established deadline. We ask that the Michigan Tax Tribunal please accept this appeal and 

allow us to proceed given the circumstances. 

As previously stated in our earlier correspondence, Ralph Bunche Cooperative is a limited-equity 

cooperative that provides affordable housing to many elderly members living on fixed incomes. 

We do not sell our units at market rate, and our financial structure does not support the 

substantial tax increases we've recently incurred. 

Over the past year, our property taxes have tripled, forcing us to deplete essential capital reserves

RALPH BUNCHE COOPERATIVE HOMES, INC. 

A Michigan Non-Profit Corporation 

delinquencies and vacancies — putting further financial strain on the cooperative and 

destabilizing our community. 

Without a reassessment of our taxable value, Ralph Bunche Cooperative will continue to struggle 

to remain an affordable and safe housing option. We cannot sustain these increases without 

jeopardizing the long-term viability of our community. We respectfully urge the Tribunal to 

consider the unique nature of our cooperative and the severe financial hardship this valuation 

imposes. 

Thank you for your time and understanding. We appreciate your consideration of this request 

and your commitment to fair and equitable taxation. 

Sincerely, 

Lucretia Burgee — Property Manger 

On behalf of Ralph Bunche Cooperative

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