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Menelik Tefera, Petitioner V City Of Detroit, Respondent · 24-003974-TT

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MICHIGAN TAX TRIBUNAL 

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STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIR 

MARLON |. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

MICHIGAN OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND inky 

ACTING DIRECTOR 

SUZANNE SONNEBORN 

EXECUTIVE 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. 

Py 

ant 

Tax Tribunal 

Rule (TTR) 277(3), you MUST submit a copy of the notice 

(e.g. 

Board of 

ew Decision or 

Notice of Uncapping) with this Small Claims Petition, if app! 

submit this document, you may be held in default. 

Section 1: Petitioner’s Contact Information 

First Name 

M.L 

Last Name/Company Name 

Menelik 

Tefera 

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

188 Bowen Circle S/W 

City or Town 

State 

ZIP Code 

Atlanta 

GA 

[30315 

Telephone Number 

Fax Number 

678-596-6000 

n/a 

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

Section 2: Petitioner’s BAdoroeyiAuthorized Representative’s Contact Information 

First Name 

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

Section 3: Subject Property information

Temes 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON 1. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

MICHIGAN OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND RULES 

ACTING DIRECTOR 

SUZANNE SONNEBORN 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

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

[ True Cash and Taxable Value 

1 Poverty Exemption 

Taxable Value Only (calculation) 

[J Disabled Veterans Exemption 

Uncapping of Taxable Value 

O Eligible Manufacturing Personal Property (ESA) 

[71 Exemption from Taxation (other than the denial of a 

{J Ctassification 

Principal Residence or Qualified Agricultural Exemption) 

Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal 

The purpose of this appeal has to do with The recently received property taxes far 2024 for my Staepef property purchased in July 2023. My Summer property aves by itseff went 

up three times the amaunt of my entire 2023 property taxes. When 

| compare it ta other properties that have sold in the area In 2023-2024 (see below), the sales price ranged 

from $140,000 lo $482,000 within a mile radius of my property. Based on the properties sold below at the average cost of $64.44 per sq feet, for 

a 2,944 sq ft property, the 

estimated True Cash Value should have bean $189,711 instead of the $325,458 as shown on my Natice of Assessment, Since the Taxable Value should be half of the 

estimated True Cash Value of the $189,716, the Taxable Value should have been $94,858 instead of $125,500 as shown on the denial letter from the 2024 March Board of 

Review as wall as the 2024 Summer Tax Bil. 

Two-family flats sald ragently within a mile radius: 

0 17417 Staepel - 4 bedrooms and 2 baths; 2386 sq Tt; Sold for $140,000 on 5/22/24; Cost per Sq/ft = $58.68 

0 18105 Roselawn -6 bedrooms and 2.5 baths; 2833 sq ft; Sold for $140,000 on 5/31/24; Cost per Sq/ft = $47.73 

0 17183 Stoepel Street -5 bedrooms and 2 batch; 2358 square feet; Soid for $175,000 on 3/7/24; Cost per Sg/ft = $74.22 

0 17318 Stoepe! Street -5 bedrooms and 2 batch; $q ft 2174; Sold for §185,0000 on 9/14/2023; Cost per Sq/ft = $85.09 

[0 17312 Indianan Street -5 bedrooms and 2.5 bath; 2287 sq fi; Soid for $182,000 on 11/30/23; Cost per Sqift = $79.58 

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0 16920 La Salle - 8 bedraom and 4.5 bath; 4232 sq ft; Sold for $175,000k on 3/4/24; Cost per Sa/ft = $41.35 

Please also note that thers are several vacant properties on Stospal not to mention a few boarded homes and those that are in need of much needed repair. 

Since buying this property in July, 

| have spent a considerable amount of time working with the tax assessar’ 

s office in getting clerical issues and refund of overpayment 

rectified. This is In addition to my appeal to the Notice of Assessment/Tax Valuation received in late February regarding my 2024 assessments of my four properties. Itis my 

sincera hopa that the Michigan Tax Tribunal will evatuate and adjust my property {axes based on the COMP provided. High taxation is a huge financial burden to me In addition 

to an increasing property Insurance where It will make it difficult to meat my soon lo be revised morgage payment as the new payment will be way above my rental value of this 

property, 

Thank you. 

Section 6: Jurisdictional Issues 

Year(s) you are appealing: 

2024 

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

Yes 

[Wm] No 

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

March 

[J July 

O oecember

rate 

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON 1. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

MICHIGAN OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND RULES 

ACTING DIRECTOR 

SUZANNE SONNEBORN 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

Did you request a poverty exemption at the BOR? [Mm] Yes 

No 

If Yes, check which BOR considered your application AND attach the BOR decision: [Hl] March 

[] July 

[mm] December 

if No, explain why: 

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

Parcel Identification Number: 

16019429. 

Classification of Property: 

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

Agricultural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

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

$126,500 

Current Taxable Value as established by the BOR: 

$126,500 

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

$189,716.00 

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

$94,858.00 

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

$94,858.00 

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 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

{check one) 

What da you believe is the property's classification? 

Real 

Personal 

(check one) 

Agricuftural 

Commercial 

Industrial 

Residential 

Timber-Cutover 

Developmental 

Utility 

(check one) 

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

tf improved properly, for what use was the property designed?

STATE OF MICHIGAN 

GRETCHEN WHITMER 

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS 

MARLON |. BROWN, DPA 

GOVERNOR 

MICHIGAN OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND RULES 

ACTING DIRECTOR 

SUZANNE SONNEBORN 

EXECUTIVE 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? 

[1 Yes 

[A no 

Are you appealing ONLY the denial of a Poverty Exemption? 

[1 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 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 206.762) 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 

$2650.00 

* 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. 

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Section 5: Explain the Reason for this Appeal: 

The purpose of this appeal has to do with the recently received property faxes for 2024 for my Stoepel property 

purchased in July 2023. My Summer property taxes by itself went up three times the amount of my entire 2023 

property taxes. When 

| compare it to other properties that have sold in the area in 2023-2024 {see below), the 

sales price ranged from $140,000 to $182,000 within a mile radius of my property. Based on the properties sold 

below at the average cost of $64.44 per sq feet, for a 2,944 sq ft property, the estimated True Cash Value should 

have been $189,711 instead of the $325,458 as shown on my Notice of Assessment. Since the Taxable Value 

should be half of the estimated True Cash Value of the $189,718, the Taxable Value should have been $94,858 

instead of $126,500 as shown on the denial letter from the 2024 March Board of Review as well as the 2024 

Summer Tax Bill. 

Two-family flats sold recently within a mile radius: 

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17417 Stoepel - 4 bedrooms and 2 baths; 2386 sq ft; Sold for $140,000 on 5/22/24; Cost per 

Sq/ft = $58.68 

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18105 Roselawn -6 bedrooms and 2.5 baths; 2933 sq ft; Sold for $140,000 on 5/31/24; Cost per 

Sqfft = $47.73 

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17183 Stoepel Street -5 bedrooms and 2 batch; 2358 square feet; Sold for $175,000 on 3/7/24; 

Cost per Sqfft = $74.22 

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17318 Stoepel Street -5 bedrooms and 2 batch; Sq ft 2174; Sold for $185,0000 on 9/14/2023; 

Cost per Sq/ft = $85.09 

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17312 Indianan Street -5 bedrooms and 2.5 bath; 2287 sq ft; Sold for $182,000 on 11/30/23; 

Cost per Sq/ft = $79.58 

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16920 La Salle - 6 bedroom and 4.5 bath; 4232 sq ft; Sold for $175,000k on 3/4/24; Cost per Sq/ft 

=$4135 

Please also note that there are several vacant properties on Stoepel not to mention a few boarded homes 

and those that are in need of much needed repair. 

Since buying this property in July, 

| have spent a considerable amount of time working with the tax assessor's office 

in getting clerical issues and refund of overpayment rectified. This is in addition to my appeal to the Notice of 

Assessment/Tax Valuation received in late February regarding my 2024 assessments of my four properties. itis my 

sincere hope that the Michigan Tax Tribunal will evaluate and adjust my property taxes based on the COMP 

provided. High taxation is a huge financial burden to me in addition to an increasing property insurance where 

it will make it difficult to meet my soon to be revised mortgage payment as the new payment will be way 

above my rental value of this property. 

Thank you.

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Coleman A. Young Municipal Center 

2 Woodward Avenue, Suite 105 

Detrolt, Michigan 48226 

Phone: {313) 628-0722 

Fax: (313) 224-4576 

www.detroitmi.gov 

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Board of Review 

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DETROIT 

07/22/2024 

TEFERA, MENELIK 

188 BOWEN SW CIR 

ATLANTA GA 30315 

RE: 

2024 

MARCH BOARD OF REVIEW PETITION NUMBER: 

M-001616 

The March Board of Review has considered the appeal on the 2024 assessment for the below described property 

and concluded that: 

FINDING OF FACTS: 

1. 

Parcel Number: 

16019429. 

2. 

Property Address: 

17605 STOEPEL 

3. 

District: 

2 

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4. 

Property Classification: 

401 

(RESIDENTIAL-IMPROVED) 

Ad Valorem 

6. 

Principle Residence Exemption: 

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5. 

Property Legal Description: 

W STOEPEL 104 ARDENWOOD SUB L43 P2 PLATS, WC R 767578 40X 111 

6. 

Petitioner timely filed an appeal to the March Board of Review. 

7. The March Board of Review considered 

(if any) petitioner's and/or duly authorized representative evidence 

and/or testimony. The March Board 

of Review considered facts presented as on the assessment roli and/or any 

recommendations offered by the Office of the Assessor. 

NCLUSION: 

Adjustment granted due to market andlor condition. 

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Before Appeal 

After Appeal 

2024" 

Assessed Value 

138,200 

126,500 

2024. 

Taxable Value 

138,200 

126,500 

if you are dissatisfied with the decision of the March Board of Review, submit this notice and complete the enclosed 

small claims form to appeal to: 

Michigan Tax Tribunal 

P.O. Box 30232 

Lansing 

MI 48909 

A Michigan Tax Tribunal appeal must be made 

by May 31st 

of the current year for properties classified as:

0003540/#109316/INF 

17605 STOEPEL 

' 2024 CITY OF DETROIT 

SUMMER TAX BILL 

PAYABLE TO: 

: 

CITY OF DETROIT—PROPERTY TAX 

PO BOX 33193 

DETROIT MICHIGAN 48232-5193 

Tefera, Menlik 

188 Bowen Cir SW 

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Atlanta, GA 30315-2600 

CITY 

= JULY 1thruJUNE30 | COUNTY - OCT 1 thru SEPT 30 

SCHOOL - JULY 1 thru JUNE 30 

STATE - OCT1thruSEPT30 

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TAXING INIT 

RATE 

TAX AMOUNT 

IMPORTANT INEOFR 

SIDE: 

STATE EDUCATION 

6.0000 

769.00 

GENERAL CITY 

19.8123 

2,506.25 

PARCEL # 

16019426; 

DEBT SERVICE 

7.0000 

885.50 

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82010 

LIBRARY 

45982 

581.67 a PRIRCT 

126.500 

SCHOOL DEBT 

13,0000 

1,644.50 

126,500 

SCHOOL OPERATING 

16.6032 

2,100.30 

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W COUNTY TAX 

56,5013 

707,203 

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1.9812 

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250.652 

TIF DISTRICT 

SCHOOL OPER FC 

16.6032 

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MIOLTI UNIT FEE 

Hoenn 

106.00, 

LENDER 

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00302 CORELOGIC TAX SERVICE 

PARTIAL PROPERTY DESCRIPTION 

FOR COMPLETE PROPERTY DESCRIPTION, SEE ASSESSMENT ROLL AT ASSESSOR'S OFFICE 

W STOEPEL 104 ARDENWOOD SUB L43 P2 PLATS, W C R 16/278 40 

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Total Summer Rate 

74.5862 

9,435.13 

Summer Payment Options 

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Option #1 - 1st Half Summer installment due on or before 8/15/2024 and 

AdrilhiEda 

94.35 

2nd Half Summer installment due on or before 1/15/2025 

TOTAL DUE 

: 

0,620.48 

Option #2 - Full Summer Balance due on or before 8/31/2024 

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Note: Payments must he received by the due date to be considered timely! 

1st Half Payment Due 8/15/2024 

4,814.74 

2nd Half Payment Due 1/15/2025 

4,814.74 

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Highlights 

$140,000 

Multifamily 

17417 STOEPEL 

Detroit, Michigan 48221 

2 ba» 2,386 sqft 

MLS #58050140212 

{Recently Sold 

$140,000 

Multifamily 

18105 NORTHLAWN Street 

Detroit, Michigan 48221 

2.1 ba « 2,933 sqft 

MLS #20240004027 

“J& Recently Sold 

$175,000 

Multifamily 

17183 STOEPEL Street 

Detroit, Michigan 48221 

2 ba 

+ 2,358 sqft 

MLS #20230090020 

jw Recently Sold

$185,000 

Multifamily 

17318 STOEPEL Street 

Detroit, Michigan 48221 

2 ba + 2,174 sqft 

MLS #20230060710 

[& Recently Sold 

$182,000 

Muitifamily 

17312 INDIANA Street 

Detroit, Michigan 48221 

2.1 ba + 2,287 sqft 

MLS #20230058018 

[& Recently sold 

$175,000 

Multifamily 

16920 LA SALLE Avenue 

Detroit, Michigan 48221 

4.1 ba + 4,232 sqft 

MLS #2220026192 

8 Recently Sold

Michigan Tax Tribunal 

C/O Ottawa Building 

611 W. Ottawa, 4" Floor 

Lansing, MIA8993. 49 G33 

September 9, 2024 

Re: Property Tax Dispute — 17605 Stoepel St. Detroit, MI 48221 

To whom it may concern: 

Hope this letter finds you well. 

The attached Property Tax Appeal was mailed timely as instructed on 

7/23/24 to the Michigan Tax Tribunal via certified mail. However, to my surprise, it was returned back to 

me on Friday 9/6 by the GA USPS Postal service where 

| am still waiting to receive a detailed explanation 

regarding what happened to my certified mail so that 

| could have presented it to you along with this 

letter. 

Please find enclosed the letter that was mailed to your department via certified mail; tracking number 

7021 2720 0002 2285 6495 on 7/23/24 as well as a copy of my receipt. Also attached is a copy of an 

email received from the USPS in regards to the certified mail 

| sent on 7/23. 

It is my sincere hope that you will accept the attached explanation why my appeal was not received 

timely and process my case. Please call me should you have any questions and/or concerns at 678 596 

6000.

menelikt@gmail.com 

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Your package with tracking number 70212720000222856495 was returned to the 

sender and delivered on 9/5/2024. There has been no clarification on why the 

letter was returned to sender. There is no data to indicate why this item 

disappeared in the mail stream for over 30 days before receiving a new scan. 

This Item appears to have never left the state of Georgia. 

The carrier scanned this item as delivered and the item was signed for on proof of 

delivery docket. You have communicated that you are now in receipt of the package 

containing your check that you mailed out on 7/23/2024. 

Because we understand how important this item is to you, this letter is being sent to you 

for your records but also so that you have supporting documentation to take to the courts 

as you have stated this item was not delivered to the intended recipients who reside in 

Michigan. Instead, the letter/ check was returned to sender. Therefore, this Items is being 

noted as returned to sender. 

We are sorry we cannot undo the disappointment this incident has caused. An apology is 

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| want to offer one on behalf of the Postal Service. 

Since you paid for certified mail service you will be entitled to a refund of that fee for 

services not rendered. You will need to go into your local post office with this letter to 

obtain the refund. 

Thank you for the opportunity to address this matter with you. 

Sincerely, 

Darnell 

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